The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

Director:

Noah Baumbach

Writer:

Noah Baumbach

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Grace Van Patten, Dustin Hoffman

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler	...	Danny
Grace Van Patten	...	Eliza
Dustin Hoffman	...	Harold
Elizabeth Marvel	...	Jean
Emma Thompson	...	Maureen
Danny Flaherty	...	Marcus
Adam David Thompson	...	Brian
Ronald Peet	...	James (as Ronald Alexander Peet)
Hannah Mitchell	...	MOMA Employee
Judd Hirsch	...	L.J. Shapiro
Rebecca Miller	...	Loretta
Sigourney Weaver	...	Sigourney Weaver
David Cromer	...	Glenn Twitchell
James Hamilton	...	MOMA Guest
Josh Hamilton	...	Loretta's Friend

Storyline

An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

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Plot Keywords:

written by director | female editor | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Filming Locations:

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Netflix,IAC Films,Gilded Halfwing

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dustin Hoffman played Adam Sandler's father in The Cobbler (2014). He also played Ben Stiller's father in Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010).

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Goofs

While Danny is on the phone with Eliza (who is at Bard College), he states, "I might go stay at Jean's in Rochester for a while. I'll be closer to you...". The distance between Rochester and Bard College is actually significantly greater than New York City to Bard.

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Quotes

Matthew: Brian and James, who you've met...
Harold: Very charming interracial, homosexual couple, and smart about the work. They were familiar with Gilded Halfwing.

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Connections

References Legal Eagles (1986)

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Soundtracks

Prelude No.11 in B Major
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Performed by Hélène Tysman (as Helene Tysman)
Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.

User Reviews

Pretentious treacle

The sets were nice. As were the locations. But as a character study, or a study in family dynamics and dysfunction, we've been there before, many times, and this plows no new ground. All the supposedly clever repartee was vacuous bloviation, making little sense. The only actor who came out of this disaster unscathed was the one who brilliantly portrayed Sigourney Weaver.

The opening sequence, chewing up 4 valuable minutes of a movie goer's time, with Adam Sandler looking for a place to park in Manhattan, set the tone for the movie. After that scene you thought that if the movie didn't get any better it would be unbearable.

The movie was unbearable.