Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/03/2005(USA
Release Date: 01/17/2006
SubTitles: French
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.0
Run Time: 106 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
Phil Morrison, who collaborated with screenwriter
Angus MacLachlan for his acclaimed 1990 short,
Tater Tomater, joins forces with
MacLachlan again for his feature-film debut,
Junebug.
Junebug takes place in rural North Carolina.
Madeleine (
Embeth Davidtz), a sophisticated Chicagoan who owns a gallery devoted to "outsider art," goes south in an effort to woo an eccentric painter (
Frank Hoyt Taylor) to her gallery. She brings along her husband,
George (
Alessandro Nivola), a native of the area, and the couple stays with his family.
Peg (
Celia Weston),
George's mother, gives
Madeleine a rather chilly greeting, and seems to think she's a poor match for her eldest son, while his father,
Eugene (
Scott Wilson), is a bit more welcoming, in his quiet way.
George's younger brother,
Johnny (
Ben McKenzie), is still living at home with his very pregnant wife,
Ashley (
Amy Adams), and seems to feel nothing but resentment for
George. For her part,
Ashley is a gregarious young woman, and she's immediately smitten with her "new sister."
Junebug was selected by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center for inclusion in the 2005 edition of
New Directors/New Films.
~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
;)
