Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 08/10/1999
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
This 1998 film about a dysfunctional Los Angeles family is directed by
Bruce Wagner, on whose novel this is based. Everyone in this family has a problem. Perry (
Frank Langella) is a successful TV producer who has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer just before his 60th birthday. His son Bertie (
Andrew McCarthy) is an unsuccessful actor but a wonderful father with an adorable daughter and an ex-wife who is known to show up for visitations visibly stoned. Rachel (
Rosanna Arquette), a niece who is now his adopted daughter, finds out that her father murdered her mother years ago before taking his own life. We follow these characters as they go through their share of hardships and love. We are given a lot to chew on, including death, adultery, AIDS, and deceit.
Wagner got a lot of very good actors to appear in small roles, including
Amanda Donohoe,
Buck Henry,
Elizabeth Perkins, and
Ed Begley Jr.. Prior to this film
Wagner was chiefly known as the writer of
Wild Palms and
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills.
~ Brett Harrison, All Movie Guide
;)
