Hello I Must Be Going (2012)

Circumstances force a young divorcée to move back in with her parents in suburban Connecticut, where an affair with a younger guy rejuvenates her passion for life

Director:

Todd Louiso

Writer:

Sarah Koskoff

Stars:

Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Abbott, Blythe Danner

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melanie Lynskey	...	Amy
Blythe Danner	...	Ruth
John Rubinstein	...	Stan
Sara Chase	...	Missy
Daniel Eric Gold	...	Noah
Tori Feinstein	...	Caley
Dave T. Koenig	...	Gary
Greta Lee	...	Gap Girl
Meera Simhan	...	Karen
Julie White	...	Gwen
Damian Young	...	Larry
Christopher Abbott	...	Jeremy
Jimmi Simpson	...	Phil
Eli Koskoff	...	Teenager
Kate Arrington	...	Courtney

Storyline

Following the break-up with and imminent divorce from her entertainment lawyer husband David, thirty-something Amy moves back in with her upper middle class parents Ruth and Stan Minsky in Westport, Connecticut. David asked for the divorce following an affair he had with who Amy considered a friend. Knowledge of the affair and David asking for the divorce came out of left field for Amy, who thought she had the perfect marriage. In her surprise and shock about David, she left David basically with the clothes on her back, and has not asked for anything in the divorce settlement. Three months later, she is still in a depressed state, not leaving the house and not knowing what to do with her life. She has no real job experience, has only a liberal arts degree, and abandoned her Master's degree studies in Photography to marry David. She believes her parents have mixed feelings about her return. Although they have both welcomed her back, she believes Ruth is critical not so much about what ...

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | bare butt | male objectification | crying woman | depressed woman | 

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Taglines:

*Meet Amy Minsky. She's just getting over her divorce.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 2013 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Come la prima volta

Filming Locations:

Westport, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,904, 9 September 2012

Gross USA:

$106,709

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$354,939

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hello I Must Be Going, Enjoy Your Gum, Next Wednesday Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is a reference to a Groucho Marx song of the same name.

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Goofs

About 21 minutes in, in the morning scene . . . after the dinner party the night before . . . John Rubinstein's character Stan, is quite tan whereas the night before he was rather pale.

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Quotes

Amy: Whose happiness are you buying?
Stan: Mine.

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Connections

Features One Day at a Time (1975)

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Soundtracks

Little Lap Dog
Written by Tradtional, arranged by Ruth Crawford Seeger
Performed by Laura Veirs
Courtesy of Raven Marching Band Records
By Arrangement with Terrorbird Media

User Reviews

Truthful and funny story about recovering from divorce

This film screened at the 2012 New Hampshire Film Festival in Portsmouth, NH and several of the people I spoke to after really enjoyed it. I will admit that I felt it was slow at times. However, for anyone who has been through a divorce or knows someone who has been through a divorce, this is a fun film that I think can help a lot of people. I saw myself in some of the characters and I saw my friends and family. Two friends who saw the movie said that one scene came right out of their own lives after they got divorced. So while it may not be for everyone, I highly recommend this film to people who can relate to the material and think they might enjoy seeing the difficult subject of divorce treated with intelligence, humanity and humor.