The Room (8 Jul. 2001)

Mildred Effinger "Hattie" Jones passes away in her sleep, leaving behind her gruff, crusty husband of 56 years who forcibly stays at the Fishers' even before the brothers can see him, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Rodrigo García

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator), Christian Taylor

Stars:

Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Krause	...	Nate Fisher
Michael C. Hall	...	David Fisher
Frances Conroy	...	Ruth Fisher
Lauren Ambrose	...	Claire Fisher
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Federico 'Rico' Diaz
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Keith Charles (credit only)
Jeremy Sisto	...	Billy Chenowith
Rachel Griffiths	...	Brenda Chenowith
Bill Cobbs	...	Mr. Jones
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Hiram Gunderson
Richard Jenkins	...	Nathaniel Fisher
Ed O'Ross	...	Nikolai
Tim Maculan	...	Father Jack
Dina Waters	...	Tracy Montrose Blair
Shishir Kurup	...	Restaurant Owner

Storyline

Mildred Effinger "Hattie" Jones passes away in her sleep, leaving behind her gruff, crusty husband of 56 years who forcibly stays at the Fishers' even before the brothers can see him, and stubbornly insists they can't embalm his wife despite a 2-day wait on the service. Claire falls for Billy before learning of his odd nature, and gets some interesting news about Brenda. Ruth introduces David to Hiram, which naturally doesn't go well, and is pursued by the family florist, Nikolai. David is forced to admit to Tracy Montrose Blair his engagement is actually over without giving anything away in front of Ruth, and must forcibly reject her later. Nate looks through old business records and discovers Nathaniel respected his decision to leave, and took pay for certain funerals in odd ways - like purchasing drugs, or renting an apartment for free.

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Plot Keywords:

apartment | record | florist | mockery | cynic | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 57 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the Six Feet Under obituaries, Mr. Jones' first name is Arthur.

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Goofs

When Billy takes the photo of him kissing Clare, his eyes are down. When he shows the picture to Nate, he's looking at the camera.

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Soundtracks

"Spooky"
Performed by Classics 4

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