Family Weekend (2013)

When her family misses her jump roping competition, a 16-year-old girl and her siblings hold their parents hostage, hoping to correct their unsatisfying behavior.

Director:

Benjamin Epps

Writer:

Matt K. Turner

Stars:

Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Modine, Olesya Rulin

Cast

Credited cast:
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Samantha Smith-Dungy
Matthew Modine	...	Duncan Dungy
Olesya Rulin	...	Emily Smith-Dungy
Joey King	...	Lucinda Smith-Dungy
Shirley Jones	...	GG
Eddie Hassell	...	Jackson Smith-Dungy
Chloe Bridges	...	Kat
Adam Saunders	...	Rick
Robbie Tucker	...	Mickey Smith-Dungy
Peter Gail	...	Deputy Tyler
Chase Yi	...	Chris (as Chase Maser)
Lauren LaStrada	...	Officer Reyes (as Lisa Lauren Smith)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Black	...	Wildlife Presenter (voice)
Arthur Cartwright	...	James Thompson
Cindy Chang	...	Siu Jin

Storyline

When her family misses her jump roping competition, a 16-year-old girl and her siblings hold their parents hostage, hoping to correct their unsatisfying behavior.

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Plot Keywords:

tied feet | 

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Taglines:

If a family doesn't stick together, sometimes you have to use a little tape.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content and brief drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Family Weekend

Filming Locations:

Fraser High School, Fraser, Michigan, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Footprint Features, The Bedford Falls Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lucinda Smith-Dungy (Joey King) wore the cosplays of 1970's, iconic, restricted-movie, antiheroes like Iris from Taxi Driver [1976] and Alexander DeLarge from Stanley Kubrick's: A Clockwork Orange [1971].

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Quotes

Emily Smith-Dungy: Okay that's great, but where should you have been at 3:30?
Duncan Dungy: You sound like your mother, consumed with time and a schedule. Do not tread that path, remember, it's what you do, not when you do it, it's the what that's important.

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Connections

References Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

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Soundtracks

Lost and Found
Written by Katie Herzig and Cason Cooley
Performed by Katie Herzig

User Reviews

Bound to get there

It's not the first movie to turn a "hostile" situation into a funny one. But it still is able to remain kind of sweet and almost innocent. Obviously a few factors come into play that other movies were not able to use (the internet) and some other stuff. There are some interesting influences coming from outside the family circle (friends, co-workers and more).

The movie is funny, but has some logic issues. Then again, if you really buy into the movie (with its flaws) you will be able to enjoy a funny movie, that goes a bit dark (the young sister channeling some classic movies), but never loses the viewer with any sort of violence. For all its "dark" moments, it still might feel a bit too neat for some in the end, but it does pull the whole thing off