Home for the Holidays (film)
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 Home for the Holidays film poster |
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| Directed by | Jodie Foster |
| Produced by | Jodie Foster, Peggy Rajski |
| Written by | Chris Radant (story) W. D. Richter |
| Starring | Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Claire Danes Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Dylan McDermott |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment MGM Home Entertainment (2001 USA DVD) |
| Release date(s) | November 3, 1995 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
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Home for the Holidays is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Jodie Foster. The screenplay was by W. D. Richter based on the short story by Chris Radant. The music score was by Mark Isham and the cinematography by Lajos Koltai.
The film stars Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Geraldine Chaplin, Steve Guttenberg, Cynthia Stevenson with Claire Danes, Austin Pendleton and David Strathairn.
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[edit] Plot
- Tagline: On the fourth Thursday in November, 84 million American families will gather together...And wonder why.
The story is about Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter), a single mom who spends Thanksgiving at the home of her parents, Adele (Anne Bancroft) and Henry Larson (Charles Durning) while her only child Kitt (Claire Danes) decides to spend the holiday with her boyfriend. It also does not help that Claudia has just lost her job. The family gathering also includes Claire's sister, Joanne Larson Wedman (Cynthia Stevenson), her husband (Steve Guttenberg) and children; Claire's brother Tommy (Robert Downey, Jr) and his newest friend Leo Fish (Dylan McDermott), her eccentric aunt Gladys (Geraldine Chaplin).
[edit] Cast
- Holly Hunter – Claudia Larson
- Robert Downey Jr. – Tommy Larson
- Anne Bancroft – Adele Larson
- Claire Danes – Kitt Larson
- Charles Durning – Henry Larson
- Dylan McDermott – Leo Fish
- Geraldine Chaplin – Aunt Gladys
- Steve Guttenberg – Walter Wedman
- Cynthia Stevenson – Joanne Larson Wedman
[edit] Reaction
In his three and half star review, Roger Ebert praised Foster's ability to direct "the film with a sure eye for the revealing little natural moment" and Downey's performance that "brings out all the complexities of a character who has used a quick wit to keep the world's hurts at arm's length."
[edit] Trivia
- Robert Downey Jr. publicly admitted to using drugs during the making of this film, and to having great difficulty filming his scenes. Jodie Foster tried to intervene but could not.
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