Welcome to the Dollhouse

19951995
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1h 28min

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

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An awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jerse... Read allAn awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.An awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 17 nominations

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Seventh-grade is no fun. Especially for Dawn Weiner when everyone at school calls you 'Dog-Face' or 'Wiener-Dog.' Not to mention if your older brother is 'King of the Nerds' and your younger sister is a cutesy ballerina who gets you in trouble but is your parents' favorite. And that's just the beginning--her life seems to be falling apart when she faces rejection from the older guy in her brother's band that she has a crush on, her parents want to tear down her 'Special People's Club' clubhouse, and her sister is abducted.... —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

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Taglines
- Not all girls want to play with dolls.
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language
Parents guide

Trivia
Heather Matarazzo later said that this movie, and especially the scene where her classmates call her character a "lesbo", made her aware of her own homosexuality. She stated that at the time, she didn't even know what lesbo meant, but after doing some research, she realized: "Oh my God! That's what I am, a lesbian!" However, due to her Catholic upbringing, she later felt "apologetic, ashamed, secretive", and it took her nine more years before she was comfortable enough to officially come out.

Goofs
When Steve is Singing "Welcome to the Dollhouse", his lip movements do not match up with the words when the scene is up close of him about to finish the song. this is due to another actor dubbing his singing voice.

Quotes
Mark Weiner: All of junior high school sucks. High school's better; it's closer to college. They'll call you names, but not as much to your face.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Heaven's Prisoners/Welcome to the Dollhouse/Flipper/Of Love and Shadows/The Horseman on the Roof (1996)

Soundtracks
Waltz in A flat, Opus 69, No. 1.
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Performed by Eugeniya Betman

Top review

8/10

A strong, tough film

Welcome to the Dollhouse is an excellent film. It shows, in a strictly un-opinionated manner, a young girl's experiences as one of the unpopular kids in her junior high-school. She is faced with the extreme viciousness commonly shown in schools towards the students who, for whatever reason, don't fit in. The film never attempts to go any deeper than simply displaying these occurences to us, never really analyzing them or questioning why things like that happen. It just shows what is, what we've all experienced or at least seen, and for that I think it's all the more effective.

There are also some humorous moments thrown in, which I thought were nice and somewhat alleviated the otherwise depressing mood of the film (not that I'm complaining).

Welcome to the Dollhouse is a great snapshot of human behaviour. That's the best way I can describe it.

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Plaided
May 16, 2000

Chapter headings, an unofficial version, v1.00:

Release date
- May 24, 1996 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Faggots and Retards
Filming locations
- West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA
Production company
- Suburban Pictures
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Budget
- $800,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $4,569,019
Gross worldwide
- $4,569,019

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Runtime
- 1h 28min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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