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| Cast overview: | |||
| David Strathairn | ... | Wes Westlund | |
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Nancy Westlund | |
| Saul Rubinek | ... | Matt Carroll | |
| Caroleen Feeney | ... | Kim Matthews | |
| Julie Harris | ... | Professor Harper | |
| Robin Poley | ... | First Musicologist | |
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Daniel Koch | ... | Second Musicologist |
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Steve Forbert | ... | Coffeehouse Troubadour |
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Wes and Nancy are a married academics couple. One day they host Nancy's long-ago lover Matt and his current sexy girlfriend Kim. Matt is a musician and Kim is a computer specialist who helped Matt to make some discovery in his science. Wes suspects Kim of stealing 50 dollars from him and that starts tension, intrigues, mistrust. Written by Anonymous
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9 October 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Intrigas em Família See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USAEdit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$11,656, 11 October 1998Gross USA:
$31,687Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Wes Westlund: I am a bore. I lead a placid life.
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The teacup held by Professor Harper (Julie Harris) is antique American china made by Stetson called American Beauty. The china was originally sold in grocery stores for pennies a piece, but is now quite valuable. See more »Quotes
Kim Matthews: You're being a bore.Wes Westlund: I am a bore. I lead a placid life.
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This should not be the question. The writer's intention was to characterize four different types of people and the opinions they have about each other. Who believes whom? Who trusts whom? And who is lying? And why? The German title of the movie means Little Lies Among Friends` in English, which hits the nail on the head: This story is a small, even a little sadistic view on interhuman relationships and how they are easily destroyed by secrets, lies and misunderstandings.
I really enjoyed the movie, although it's easy to see that it was a play originally; the constellation of characters reminds very much of Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?` and many dialogues are longer than usual in movies. Of course, Bad Manners` lacks Albee's brilliance of language and his mental brutality, but it's a creative approach. Especially David Strathairn's character is very interesting because it's the most unpredictable one.