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Junebug

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
23K
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Junebug (2005)
Home Video Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
A dealer in "outsider" art travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws, challenging the equilibrium of this middle class Southern home.A dealer in "outsider" art travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws, challenging the equilibrium of this middle class Southern home.A dealer in "outsider" art travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws, challenging the equilibrium of this middle class Southern home.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
23K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Phil Morrison
  • Writer
    • Angus MacLachlan
  • Stars
    • Embeth Davidtz
    • Alessandro Nivola
    • David Kuhn
Top credits
  • Director
    • Phil Morrison
  • Writer
    • Angus MacLachlan
  • Stars
    • Embeth Davidtz
    • Alessandro Nivola
    • David Kuhn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 207User reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 21 wins & 28 nominations total

    Videos2

    Junebug
    Trailer 1:54
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    Trailer 1:59
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    Photos124

    Embeth Davidtz in Junebug (2005)
    Alessandro Nivola and Scott Wilson in Junebug (2005)
    Alessandro Nivola and Celia Weston in Junebug (2005)
    Amy Adams in Junebug (2005)
    Celia Weston and Scott Wilson in Junebug (2005)
    Embeth Davidtz and Alessandro Nivola in Junebug (2005)
    Alessandro Nivola in Junebug (2005)
    Alessandro Nivola and Celia Weston in Junebug (2005)
    Ben McKenzie in Junebug (2005)
    Embeth Davidtz in Junebug (2005)
    Phil Morrison and Gene Michael Smith in Junebug (2005)
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    Embeth Davidtz
    Embeth Davidtz
    • Madeleineas Madeleine
    Alessandro Nivola
    Alessandro Nivola
    • Georgeas George
    David Kuhn
    David Kuhn
    • Auctioneeras Auctioneer
    Alicia Van Couvering
    • Bernadetteas Bernadette
    Jerry Minor
    Jerry Minor
    • Scout who stays outsideas Scout who stays outside
    Matt Besser
    Matt Besser
    • Scout who goes inas Scout who goes in
    Will Oldham
    Will Oldham
    • Bill Mooney, scoutas Bill Mooney, scout
    Frank Hoyt Taylor
    Frank Hoyt Taylor
    • David Warkas David Wark
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Eugeneas Eugene
    Ben McKenzie
    Ben McKenzie
    • Johnnyas Johnny
    Celia Weston
    Celia Weston
    • Pegas Peg
    Amy Adams
    Amy Adams
    • Ashleyas Ashley
    Bobby Tisdale
    Bobby Tisdale
    • Norman Venable at Replacements, Ltd.as Norman Venable at Replacements, Ltd.
    Beth Bostic
    • Lucille, the neighboras Lucille, the neighbor
    Joanne Pankow
    Joanne Pankow
    • Sissy, David Wark's sisteras Sissy, David Wark's sister
    R. Keith Harris
    R. Keith Harris
    • Bud, young pastoras Bud, young pastor
    Kevin Harlow Jasper
    • Hollerin' Manas Hollerin' Man
    Dan McLamb
    • Hollerin' Manas Hollerin' Man
    • Director
      • Phil Morrison
    • Writer
      • Angus MacLachlan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Ashley does her sit-ups, director Phil Morrison used a split screen, combining the performance of a real pregnant woman with Amy Adams's head.
    • Goofs
      In the hospital room, Ashley's hair repeatedly moves from being behind/not behind her ear between shots.
    • Quotes

      Ashley: [to Johnny after he throws a tantrum about not being to work the VCR] God loves you just the way you are, but He loves you too much to let you stay that way.

    • Crazy credits
      A list of 121 extras is included in the credits, although these credits are given separately from the cast list, after most of the crew credits have been shown.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Best Films of 2005 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Harmour Love
      Written by Stevie Wonder

      Performed by Syreeta

      Courtesy of Motown Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews207

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Brilliant
    Phil Morrison has created a film that is among the best I've seen so far in 2005. He has taken a simple country mouse-city mouse tale and given it cosmic implications. It is the story of everyone who grew up in the boonies and then gone on to make it big in the big city. It beautifully portrays the embarrassment you feel about taking a worldly spouse back to your small hometown and its pettiness; the small-mindedness and envy of the siblings who never left town or made good; the reinvention of one's self when one moves to a big metropolis like Chicago. I did NOT feel the Bible Belt North Carolinians were stereotyped, as some viewers have remarked; I felt they were all portrayed as real people who simply had a tough time articulating their feelings, and who were just SIMPLE people...church-goers, family people who have no complexity of emotions or doubts, like city people are wont to have. The actress who played the sister-in-law was brilliant, funny and totally believable; the mother was the next Gena Rowlands; Alessandro Nivola and the girlfriend were extremely appealing ciphers (which they were supposed to be); and the unrestrained horror of their having to return to this small Southern town was so palpable, that it made watching the film very uncomfortable at times (especially if a viewer's own life resembles that of the main characters'). Deliberately underwritten, beautifully paced, it is one to remember, savor, and wind up at the Festivals. Bravo!
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    • May 2, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Classics (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 妙媳婦見公婆
    • Filming locations
      • Wake Forest University - 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Junebug Movie
      • Epoch Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,678,691
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $74,739
      • Aug 7, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,399,228
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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