Our House (2006)

A lonely socialite (Roberts) opens up her mansion to homeless people after a young woman (Reyes) saves her life.

Director:

Mark Griffiths

Writer:

Michael Lach

Stars:

Doris Roberts, Judy Reyes, Ellen Geer

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doris Roberts	...	Ruth
Judy Reyes	...	Billy
Ellen Geer	...	Rose
Jeffrey Marcus	...	Paul
Jim Cody Williams	...	Tunes
Cynda Williams	...	Nurse
Stacy Solodkin	...	Dallas
E.J. Callahan	...	Max
Deborah Van Valkenburgh	...	Ms. Thomas
Mandy McMillian	...	Cheryl
Rick Scarry	...	Doctor
John O'Brien	...	Manager
Mik Scriba	...	Owner
Norman Alden	...	Old Fellah
Marcia Moran	...	Neighbor

Storyline

Since her husband expelled sweet son Paul for a drinking problem, widow Ruth feels abandoned by the family in her vast, stately home. Her suicide attempt by drugs is frustrated by snooty homeless Billy, who is mistaken for a mugger and arrested at Ruth's lawyer daughter's instigation. Ruth has Billie released and is determined to reward the ingrate, ultimately coming up with converting her home into a private rehab facility. That appalls her daughter and her snobbish neighbors, who hire posh lawyer Todd Preston. Being the daughter's ex, Todd inadvertently brings her in on Ruth's side.

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Plot Keywords:

drinking | theft | chore | handcuffs | jail | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Norman Alden's last acting role.

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Quotes

Billy: we weren't homeless we were houseless. for a house no matter how large or small is merely four walls and a roof. a home is the love that fills the space between those walls. a previous love that endures and grows. a love that's forgiving and unconditional. they could take our house, but they could never take our home, because in our house, there was love.

User Reviews

nice and easy

Heart-broken widower Ruth (Doris Roberts) lives alone in her big Beverly Hills house. She rejects help from her adult kids. She almost ODs and stumbles into the street. Homeless Billy (Judy Reyes) saves her but she gets arrested instead. Ruth refuses to file charges and starts insinuating into her life. Soon, her home is full of the homeless. Her daughter and neighbors are not so happy.

The problem starts with Billy running away from the cops. It would be more compelling for Billy to not run away. There are lots of little flaws which take away the power of this feel-good drama. Dallas' drug problem could be done with a darker edge. Her problem could be tied more closely with the son's problem. Once the legal issue arises, the lawyer daughter would be the obvious choice. Even if Ruth rejects her help, she should be muscling in on the case. Quite frankly, this movie is too nice and easy about the homeless problem. This is a white savior movie. In order to alleviate that, it has dwell more on her initial suicidal problem. In the end, this movie is too nice to dwell on that.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Nossa Casa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alpine Medien Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color