In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut, 1973, middle class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kevin Kline | ... | Ben Hood | |
| Joan Allen | ... | Elena Hood | |
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Janey Carver | |
| Henry Czerny | ... | George Clair | |
| Tobey Maguire | ... | Paul Hood | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Wendy Hood | |
| Elijah Wood | ... | Mikey Carver | |
| Adam Hann-Byrd | ... | Sandy Carver | |
| David Krumholtz | ... | Francis Davenport | |
| Jamey Sheridan | ... | Jim Carver | |
| Kate Burton | ... | Dorothy Franklin | |
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William Cain | ... | Ted Shackley |
| Michael Cumpsty | ... | Philip Edwards | |
| Maia Danziger | ... | Mrs. Gadd | |
| Katie Holmes | ... | Libbets Casey | |
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During the 1973 Thanksgiving weekend, the Hoods are - relationship-wise, skidding out-of-control, isolated from each other; Benjamin reels from drink-to-drink, His wife, Elena's losing patience with Ben's incessant lies. Home for the holidays, their son, Paul, heads into Manhattan,in search of a rich girl from his prep school.Wendy, the teenage daughter, roams the neighborhood, exploring the liquor and lingerie of her friends' parents, looking for something - anything - new. Then, an ice storm hits, and their problems seem inconsequential, and nothing will ever be the same. Written by Emory Herbertson <shrikes.fox@worldnet.att.net>
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The American Dream was over. But the hangover was just beginning. See more »Genres:
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Train Conductor: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This train, originating from New York's Grand Central Station, is back in service. Next stop will be New Canaan, Connecticut. New Canaan, Connecticut next stop.
Paul Hood: [narration] In issue 141 of the Fantastic Four, published in November, 1973, Reed Richards had to use his anti-matter weapon on his own son, who Aannihilus has turn into the Human Atom Bomb. It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four, because they weren't like other superheroes. ...
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Written by Gerry Mulligan
Used by permission of Mulligan Publishing Co., Inc.
Performed by Gerry Mulligan
Courtesy of Verve Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
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The song that Paul and Wendy are listening to in her bedroom - "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce - was released on September 20, 1973, the very day that Jim Croce was killed in the crash of a small plane in Louisiana. See more »Goofs
Mikey's watch at his parents' dinner party. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Train Conductor: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This train, originating from New York's Grand Central Station, is back in service. Next stop will be New Canaan, Connecticut. New Canaan, Connecticut next stop.
Paul Hood: [narration] In issue 141 of the Fantastic Four, published in November, 1973, Reed Richards had to use his anti-matter weapon on his own son, who Aannihilus has turn into the Human Atom Bomb. It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four, because they weren't like other superheroes. ...
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Night LightsWritten by Gerry Mulligan
Used by permission of Mulligan Publishing Co., Inc.
Performed by Gerry Mulligan
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By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
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26 November 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$75,183, 28 September 1997Gross USA:
$8,038,061Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Ang Lee is a perfectionist, and it shows here in this excellent film about relationships between friends, lovers and families. The attention to detail is second to none, this film is wonderfully crafted, the landscape is filled in every scene with the beauty of nature or the ugliness of the humans that inhabit it. The dysfunctional family is not only observed, it is clinically dissected and placed under a microscope. So many divergent paths these characters take, so many of them the wrong paths, it is hard to look away, because morbid curiosity grips all of us at times. Sigourney Weaver and Joan Allen are both outstanding here and well supported by the rest of this talented cast. Highly recommended.