Darling Companion (2012)

The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

Director:

Lawrence Kasdan

Writers:

Meg Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan

Stars:

Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diane Keaton	...	Beth
Kevin Kline	...	Joseph
Dianne Wiest	...	Penny
Richard Jenkins	...	Russell
Elisabeth Moss	...	Grace
Mark Duplass	...	Bryan
Ayelet Zurer	...	Carmen
Sam Shepard	...	Sheriff Morris
Lindsay Sloane	...	Ellie
Jay Ali	...	Sam
Robert Bear	...	Possum
Casey	...	Freeway
Paul Kiernan	...	Patient
Jericho Watson	...	Ethan
Yolanda Wood	...	Cop

Storyline

Mother and daughter, Beth and Grace, find a bedraggled dog on the side of the freeway. Taking it home and rescuing it, the dog helps Grace meet a man. But Beth's husband, Joseph, hates the dog and just might cause even more friction in their marriage. While at their remote cabin for a weekend wedding with family, Joseph loses the dog and Beth isn't going home until they find it. With help from their nephew, Joseph's sister, her new boyfriend, and their psychic gypsy maid, the family search high and low for the missing dog and in the process find that they also need to mend their own relationships.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | wedding | search | missing dog | marriage | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content including references, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2012 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Atithasi syntrofia

Filming Locations:

Telluride, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$39,962 (USA) (20 April 2012)

Gross:

$793,352 (USA) (17 August 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Werc Werk Works, Kasdan Pictures, Likely Story

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lawrence Kasdan's first directorial effort in 9 years. His last directing job was the thriller Dreamcatcher.

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Goofs

Towards the end of the film they take off in one type of aircraft but land in another totally different type after forcing the aircraft to return having spotted Freeway from it.

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

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Soundtracks

"One Day"
Written and Performed by Christopher Wray

User Reviews

Not a dog lovers movie, "Menopause Melodrama" should be the title

I am a dog lover and never miss the chance to watch a good dog movie. I rented this movie thinking my 10 year old daughter and I would sit down and have an enjoyable time together. About 20 minutes into the movie and both my daughter and I were doing something else. She was on the computer and I was reading a Harbor Freight tools flyer that came in. The movie starts slow, stays slow and finishes slow. There are too many characters involved and hard to keep up with who's doing what and why. I only finished the movie to see what the ending was like. I am a glutton for punishment. I should have watched the 10 O'clock news instead. Didn't get my $1.30 worth. (I rented it at Redbox) I was very disappointed with it.