Any Day Now (2012)

In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.

Director:

Travis Fine

Writers:

Travis Fine, George Arthur Bloom

Stars:

Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva

13 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Cumming	...	Rudy Donatello
Garret Dillahunt	...	Paul Fliger
Isaac Leyva	...	Marco Deison
Frances Fisher	...	Judge Meyerson
Gregg Henry	...	Lambert
Jamie Anne Allman	...	Marianna Deison
Chris Mulkey	...	DA Wilson
Don Franklin	...	Lonnie Washington
Kelli Williams	...	Miss Flemming
Alan Rachins	...	Judge Resnick
Mindy Sterling	...	Miss Mills
Doug Spearman	...	Johnny Boy (as Douglas Spearman)
Randy Roberts	...	PJ
Miracle Laurie	...	Monica
Michael Nouri	...	Miles Dubrow

Storyline

In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own.

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Plot Keywords:

14th amendment | man wears women's clothing | gay | gay couple | 1970s | 

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Taglines:

They made him a promise. He made them a family.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use

Did You Know?

Quotes

Paul Fliger: Give me a call.
Rudy Donatello: Are you sure that's what you want?

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Connections

References The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Soundtracks

Nightmare Ramble
Written and Performed by Jeff Lass

User Reviews

Where is the audience for this great film?

I've never been a fan of Alan Cumming, but this film has turned me around. He gives a great performance in this, and it's confounding to me why this never got a broader release. Yes, there are some flaws in the way the 70's are portrayed, and some of the characterizations are a little trite; but I thought overall the film was poignant and made its statement very effectively. Like other reviewers have mentioned, the ending was not at all what I thought it would be and took me by surprise. What stays with me after seeing the film are the brief clips of Cummings singing, in particular, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore," in which he almost sounded like someone wounded. I will be buying this DVD, as I really feel like the film wasn't given much of a chance at the box office to gain the wider audience it deserved.

Details

Official Sites:

Music Box Films [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Any Day Now

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,489, 16 December 2012

Gross USA:

$201,395

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$261,747

Company Credits

Production Co:

PFM Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1