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Overview
Plot:
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Oscar Nominations Announced (From Studio Briefing. 22 January 2008)
WGA Nominees Announced (From WENN. 10 January 2008)
User Comments:
Well done! moreCast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Laura Linney | ... | Wendy Savage |
 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | Jon Savage |
 | Philip Bosco | ... | Lenny Savage |
 | Peter Friedman | ... | Larry |
 | David Zayas | ... | Eduardo |
 | Gbenga Akinnagbe | ... | Jimmy |
| Cara Seymour | ... | Kasia |
 | Tonye Patano | ... | Ms. Robinson |
 | Guy Boyd | ... | Bill Lachman |
| Debra Monk | ... | Nancy Lachman |
| Rosemary Murphy | ... | Doris Metzger |
 | Hal Blankenship | ... | Burt |
 | Joan Jaffe | ... | Lizzie |
| Sage Kirkpatrick | ... | Real Estate Agent (as Laura Palmer) |
| Salem Ludwig | ... | Mr. Sperry |
| Sandra Daley | ... | Attendant |
| Peter Frechette | ... | Matt |
| Jennifer Lim | ... | Manicurist |
| Kristine Nielsen | ... | Nurse |
 | Christopher Durham | ... | Doctor |
 | Maddie Corman | ... | Annie |
| Cynthia Darlow | ... | Nurse #2 |
| Carmen Román | ... | Administrator (as Carmen Roman) |
 | Nancy Lenehan | ... | Counselor |
| Michael Higgins | ... | Resident #1 |
| Madeline Lee | ... | Resident #2 |
 | Tijuana Ricks | ... | Valley View Nurse |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Roz |
 | Erica Berg | ... | Woman in Parking Lot |
 | Michael Blackson | ... | Howard |
 | Sidné Anderson | ... | Simone |
| Patti Karr | ... | Woman with Red Pillow |
| John Bolton | ... | Father in Mall Lot |
| Zoe Kazan | ... | Student |
 | Lee R. Sellars | ... | Father (as Lee Sellars) |
| Marianne Weems | ... | Director |
| Tobin Tyler | ... | Valley View Nurse #2 |
| Debbi Fuhrman | ... | Physical Therapist |
| Lili Liu | ... | Manicurist #2 |
| Max Jenkins-Goetz | ... | Boy |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bob Huff | ... | Tandem bike rider (uncredited) |
| Elaine Huff | ... | Tandem bike rider (uncredited) |
 | Alyssa Waldrip | ... | Young girl coloring (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Tamara Jenkins | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Tamara Jenkins | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Anthony Bregman | .... | executive producer | |
| Jim Burke | .... | executive producer | |
| Anne Carey | .... | producer | |
| Lori Keith Douglas | .... | co-producer | |
| Ted Hope | .... | producer | |
| Alexander Payne | .... | executive producer | |
| Jim Taylor | .... | executive producer | |
| Erica Westheimer | .... | producer | |
| Fred Westheimer | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Stephen Trask | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| W. Mott Hupfel III | (director of photography) (as Mott Hupfel) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Brian A. Kates | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jeanne McCarthy | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jane Ann Stewart | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Suttirat Anne Larlarb | (as Suttirat Larlarb) | ||
| Mario Ventenilla | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Carrie Stewart | |||
| Chris Keating | (uncredited) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| David C. Robinson | (as David Robinson) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Claudia Breckenridge | .... | hair assistant: Arizona | |
| Shannon Harrington | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Jason Hayes | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Loretta James-Demasi | .... | makeup assistant: Arizona | |
| Cassandra Keating | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Stacey Panepinto | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Dionne Pitsikoulis | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jonathan Ferrantelli | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Brian McNulty | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Robin Sweet | .... | unit production manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Anthony Adams | .... | adr recordist | |
| Nicholas R. Allen | .... | sound mixer | |
| Benjamin Cheah | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Benjamin Cheah | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Marko A. Costanzo | .... | foley artist | |
| Robert Fernandez | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Heather Gross | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Andrea Horta | .... | adr supervisor | |
| Paul Koronkiewicz | .... | boom operator | |
| George A. Lara | .... | foley mixer | |
| Eric McAllister | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Jan McLaughlin | .... | sound mixer: Buffalo | |
| Mathew Price | .... | sound mixer | |
| Jacob Ribicoff | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Timothia Sellers | .... | sound utility (as Timothea Sellers) | |
| Dominick Tavella | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| John Werner | .... | foley editor | |
| Ronald L. Wright | .... | boom operator: Arizona | |
Special Effects by | |||
| J.C. Brotherhood | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Michael L. Castillo | .... | digital visual effects supervisor (as Michael Castillo) | |
| David Cole | .... | digital colourist | |
| Donnie Creighton | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Valance Eisleben | .... | digital data conformist | |
| Vincent Lavares | .... | data manager: Laser Pacific | |
| Bruce Mann | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Matt Sell | .... | digital artist | |
Stunts | |||
| Roy Farfel | .... | stunt rigger | |
| Stephen Mann | .... | stunt rigger | |
| Michael Russo | .... | stunt coordinator (as Mike Russo) | |
| Brian Smyj | .... | stunt rigger | |
Casting Department | |||
| Kit Abate | .... | casting intern: Arizona | |
| Nicole Abellera | .... | casting associate | |
| Morgan Donaho | .... | casting assistant | |
| Karen E. Etcoff | .... | extras casting: Kee Casting | |
| Faith Hibbs-Clark | .... | extras casting: Arizona | |
| Bill Tripician | .... | extras casting associate | |
| Joanne Bloom | .... | casting assistant (uncredited) | |
| Leslie Woo | .... | casting intern (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| James Bastian | .... | wardrobe intern: Arizona | |
| Joanna Brett | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Adam Butera | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Jennifer Carnival | .... | wardrobe intern | |
| Meredith Driscoll | .... | key costumer (as Meredith M. Driscoll) | |
| Jill Graves Power | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Jill Graves) | |
| Maggie McFarland | .... | costumer: Arizona | |
| Casa Wilson | .... | wardrobe intern | |
| Lucia Lettini | .... | set costumer (uncredited) | |
| Angela Mirabella | .... | additional set costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| David Cole | .... | color timer | |
| Donnie Creighton | .... | digital intermediate project manager | |
| Kyle DeVriendt | .... | digital film recordist | |
| Matthew Engler | .... | editor intern | |
| Andrew Goodney | .... | digital intermediate engineering support | |
| Jamie Gross | .... | editor intern | |
| Ned Harvey | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Ryan Helsley | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Doug Jaqua | .... | color scientist | |
| Brian McNulty | .... | post-production consultant | |
| Harry Muller | .... | color timer | |
| Ali Muney | .... | assistant editor | |
| Sharon Perlman | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Aaron Sherman | .... | editor intern | |
| Jason Spencer | .... | editor intern | |
| Stan Sztaba | .... | negative matcher | |
Music Department | |||
| Joseph Bonn | .... | music editor | |
| Jim Dunbar | .... | music coordinator | |
| Patricia Feliciano | .... | assistant score recording engineer | |
| Amanda Goodpaster | .... | music editor | |
| Greg Hayes | .... | score recording engineer | |
| Damon Intrabartolo | .... | orchestrator | |
| Tim O'Heir | .... | score mixer | |
| Tim O'Heir | .... | score recording engineer | |
| Randall Poster | .... | music supervisor | |
| Christine Bergren | .... | music legal and clearance (uncredited) | |
| Damon Intrabartolo | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
| Gina Zimmitti | .... | music contractor (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Ed Battista | .... | driver: New York | |
| Paul Castiglione | .... | driver: New York (as Paul Castiglioni) | |
| Peter Clores | .... | transportation captain | |
| Richie Hubka | .... | driver: New York (as Rich Hubka) | |
| Ken C. Johnson | .... | driver: New York (as Ken Johnson) | |
| Robert Johnson | .... | driver: New York (as Bob Johnson) | |
| Jim Kelly | .... | driver: New York | |
| Jim Lembo | .... | driver: New York | |
| Herb Lieberz | .... | driver: New York (as Herb Liberz) | |
| Gerard Maggio | .... | driver: New York | |
| Rich Marino | .... | driver: New York | |
| Mike O'Brien | .... | driver: New York | |
| John Palumbo | .... | driver: New York | |
| Danny Boy Paustian | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Scott Roth | .... | driver: New York | |
| John Sinnott | .... | driver: New York (as John Sinnot) | |
| Steve Wagner | .... | transportation coordinator: Arizona | |
| Charlie Carpenter | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Lone Star Film Group
- This Is That Productions
- Ad Hominem Enterprises
- Cooper's Town Productions
- Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Axium payroll services
- Big Film Design title design
- C5 foley recording facility
- Camera Service Center camera and lighting equipment
- Catering Excellence catering: Arizona
- Creative Mega Playground dailies telecine
- D.R. Reiff & Associates insurance (as DR Reiff Associates)
- Eastman Kodak film provided by
- Film Finance completion bond
- Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz legal services
- Gourmet To U catering
- Kee Casting extras casting
- LaserPacific digital intermediate
- LaserPacific digital scanning and film recording
- Phoenix Film Office special thanks
- Pivotal Post Avid editing equipment provided by
- Post Factory NY post-production facilities
- Silvercup Studios stage facilities
- Sound One adr recording facility
- Sound One sound post-production
- Soundtrack New York adr recording facility (as Soundtracks New York)
- Technicolor New York dailies
- Widget Post Production sound post-production
- Wishire Stages adr recording facility
- World Cinevision Services negative cutting (as World Cinevision)
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
114 min | USA:113 minCountry:
USAColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:Btl | Ireland:15A | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:12 | Brazil:12 | USA:R | Canada:14A | Singapore:NC-16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB)MOVIEmeter: 
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Factual errors: Jon Savage drives his Polish girlfriend to the airport at 6:30 AM, in broad daylight. But in November in Buffalo, it would be pitch dark at this hour (even on November 1, sunrise isn't until 7:46). moreSoundtrack:
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This film, along with "Away from Her" are the best elder-films I've seen all year (2007).
There is an honesty to the movie about a brother and sister relationship that is genuine and heart warming. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Jon, the professor) and Laura Linney (as Wendy, aspiring playwright)are perfectly cast in the roles of the sister and brother who have to deal with their obnoxious, foul-mouthed elderly father, Lenny, played by Philip Bosco in a riveting performance.
Their childhoods have been difficult, abuse is hinted at along with a runaway mother. They are now confronted with the care and responsibility of their father who has been deemed incompetent (and penniless). The effects of their childhood on these now adult children is played out well. They are incapable of intimacy with potential partners and even with each other.
How they slowly gain an understanding of themselves and each other is an ongoing major thread of the movie and is beautifully depicted. A one of a kind sibling movie. 9 out of 10. Recommended.