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The Savages (2007)

R  114 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  17 January 2008 (Singapore)
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A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

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Tamara Jenkins
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laura Linney ...
Philip Seymour Hoffman ...
Philip Bosco ...
Peter Friedman ...
Larry
David Zayas ...
Eduardo
Gbenga Akinnagbe ...
Jimmy
Cara Seymour ...
Kasia
Tonye Patano ...
Ms. Robinson
Guy Boyd ...
Bill Lachman
Debra Monk ...
Nancy Lachman
Rosemary Murphy Rosemary Murphy ...
Doris Metzger
Hal Blankenship Hal Blankenship ...
Burt
Joan Jaffe ...
Lizzie
Sage Kirkpatrick Sage Kirkpatrick ...
Real Estate Agent (as Laura Palmer)
Salem Ludwig Salem Ludwig ...
Mr. Sperry
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Storyline

Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)  

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Plot Keywords:

Dementia | Professor | Nursing Home | Arizona | Sun City Arizona  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexuality and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Cantonese

Release Date:

(Singapore) See more »

Also Known As:

La famille Savage See more »

Filming Locations:

Buffalo, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€42,474 (Italy) (27 January 2007) (19 Screens)

Gross:

$6,610,326 (USA) (27 April 2008)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

One of two films released in the same year co-starring Philip Seymour Hoffman which center around sibling relationships. The other is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Wendy plugs in the lava lamp, it immediately starts flowing. Lava lamps typically take longer to start movement. See more »

Quotes

Jon Savage: [about his girlfriend] She's moving back to Poland.
Wendy Savage: What,you and Kasia broke up?
Jon Savage: No,her visa expired.
Wendy Savage: So that's it? Her visa expires,and it's over.
Jon Savage: It's either that or we get married and no one's ready for that.
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Connections

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 1 December 2007" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"On a Slow Boat to China"
Written by Frank Loesser
Performed by Eddy Howard
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »