The Glass Castle (2017)

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

Director:

Destin Daniel Cretton

Writers:

Destin Daniel Cretton (screenplay by), Andrew Lanham (screenplay by)

Stars:

Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brie Larson	...	Jeannette
Woody Harrelson	...	Rex
Naomi Watts	...	Rose Mary
Ella Anderson	...	Young Jeannette
Chandler Head	...	Youngest Jeannette
Max Greenfield	...	David
Josh Caras	...	Brian
Charlie Shotwell	...	Young Brian
Iain Armitage	...	Youngest Brian
Sarah Snook	...	Lori
Sadie Sink	...	Young Lori
Olivia Kate Rice	...	Youngest Lori
Brigette Lundy-Paine	...	Maureen
Shree Crooks	...	Young Maureen (as Shree Grace Crooks)
Eden Grace Redfield	...	Youngest Maureen

Storyline

A young woman reflects on her unconventional upbringing at the hands of her artsy, nonconformist parents, which sometimes resulted in the family living in poverty. Now engaged to a man who works in finance in New York, she faces criticism from her parents that she's betrayed their values.

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Plot Keywords:

child abuse | restaurant | painting | hospital | alcoholic | 

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Taglines:

Find beauty in the struggle.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content involving family dysfunction, and for some language and smoking

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson appeared in Rampart (2011).

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Goofs

When Rex and Jeannette are looking at the stars in the middle of the night, she chooses one and he says it is Venus. Not possible because Venus is only seen in the early morning in the east, or early evening in the west. However this works well with Rex's character and perhaps not a goof but intended. Rex made up stuff all the time.

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Quotes

Jeannette: I feel so... fortunate.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Naomi Watts/Andy Cohen/Jo Koy (2017)

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Soundtracks

My World
Written by Donnie Owens (as Donald Owens) and Waylon Jennings
Performed by Waylon Jennings
Courtesy of Fervor Records

User Reviews

Uneasy Story

This may not be a movie to watch if you were raised in a dysfunctional family. It may bring back unpleasant memories as it did for me. I had to first read some of the critic reviews to see if their reactions were like mine. They were to a large degree. The problem lies with the premise that such bad parents as the Walls, can somehow at movies end have a happy face put on it. Make no mistake, this is an unpleasant movie featuring first rate actors trying to make a flawed screen adaptation work. Ella Anderson is the star of the movie, but Woody Harrelson plays such a bad dad, it is hard to buy into the sympathetic ending. Brie Larson is good but her playing the adult Jeanette Walls is the less interesting part of the story.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Glass Castle

Filming Locations:

Welch, West Virginia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,678,548, 13 August 2017

Gross USA:

$17,273,059

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,088,533

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, TIK Films, Netter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1