Junebug (2005)

Director:

Phil Morrison

Writer:

Angus MacLachlan (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2006 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A dealer in "outsider" art travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws, challenging the equilibrium of this middle class Southern home.

Plot Keywords:

Art | North Carolina | Pregnant | Art Gallery | Sister In Law

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Embeth Davidtz	...	Madeleine
David Kuhn	...	Auctioneer
Alessandro Nivola	...	George Johnsten
Alicia Van Couvering	...	Bernadette
Jerry Minor	...	Scout who stays outside
Matt Besser	...	Scout who goes in
Will Oldham	...	Bill Mooney, scout
Frank Hoyt Taylor	...	David Wark
Scott Wilson	...	Eugene Johnsten
Ben McKenzie	...	Johnny Johnsten
Celia Weston	...	Peg Johnsten
Amy Adams	...	Ashley Johnsten
Bobby Tisdale	...	Norman Venable at Replacements, Ltd.
Beth Bostic	...	Lucille, the neighbor
Joanne Pankow	...	Sissy, David Wark's sister

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:M | Germany:o.Al. | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Wake Forest University - 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Epoch Films

Trivia:

For the house in which most of the film takes place, two real houses in Winston-Salem were used, one for internal shots and another for external ones. Filming was simplified by the fact that the two houses were down the street from each other. The same house that was used for the external shots was also used for the basement/garage scenes. The exterior house also housed the makeup department.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Madeleine is having her nails done, her right and left legs are crossed in different shots.

Quotes:

Ashley: God loves you just the way you are. But He loves you too much to let you stay that way.

Movie Connections:

References An Unseen Enemy (1912)

Soundtrack:

String Quartet No. 66 in G Major, Op. 77/1

good films are like good poetry

Like good poetry, in Junebug I believe the viewers are invited to bring their own lives and experience to the back story, the subtext. The ambiguity of family and the intricacies of relationships in this film encourage the movie goer to rethink the confused and sometimes absurd moments we experience while finding ways to fit in- or not. I thought the film was very funny at times-not cheap funny- but the goofy, oops, hoof-in-mouth moments when we try too hard or miss the cues. (The look on Madeline's face in the screwdriver conversation!) This movie left so much to think about. That is film as art- when the conversation with it continues in our heads.