Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Michael Douglas | ... | Alex Gromberg | |
Kirk Douglas | ... | Mitchell Gromberg | |
Rory Culkin | ... | Eli Gromberg | |
Cameron Douglas | ... | Asher Gromberg | |
Diana Douglas | ... | Evelyn Gromberg | |
Michelle Monaghan | ... | Peg Maloney | |
Geoffrey Arend | ... | Malik | |
Sarita Choudhury | ... | Suzie | |
Irina Gorovaia | ... | Abby Staley (as Irene Gorovaia) | |
Annie Golden | ... | Deb | |
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Mark Hammer | ... | Stephen Gromberg |
Audra McDonald | ... | Sarah Langley | |
Josh Pais | ... | Barney | |
Bernadette Peters | ... | Rebecca Gromberg | |
Louie Torrellas | ... | Jeremy |
Wealth can't spare three male generations of the dysfunctional Jewish New York Gromberg family grief or grim reality. However successful in life, Alex never felt pleasing pride or proper parental support from sprightly patriarch Mitchell, who sarcastically imposes his own values and priorities on everyone and everything. Alex starts despairing that his modern permissiveness may ruin his own bright firstborn, college-boy Asher, unlike adoring kid-brother Eli. A dorm-drug-bust pushes things to the limit -- or beyond? Written by KGF Vissers
The type of humor that brings tears to your eyes instead of the silliness that usually passes for comedy these days. I seriously enjoyed watching Michael and Kirk Douglas working together, found the material touching and poignant, and found myself caring deeply about the characters. I don't know about you, but that works for me.