House of D
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House of D | |
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Directed by | David Duchovny |
Produced by | Zanne Devine Richard Barton Lewis Adam Merims (II) Jane Rosenthal Jeff Skoll Bob Yari |
Written by | David Duchovny |
Starring | Anton Yelchin Téa Leoni Robin Williams Zelda Williams David Duchovny Erykah Badu |
Distributed by | - USA - Bob Yari Productions Southpaw Entertainment Tribeca Films |
Release date(s) | April 15, 2005 |
Running time | 1 hr. 37 min. |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
In House of D, which was David Duchovny's directorial debut, Duchovny plays an American artist, living in Paris, who reminisces about growing up in Greenwich Village during the 1970s. The "House of D" is the Greenwich Village New York Women's House of Detention, which frequently housed prostitutes. Eventually, he returns home to reconcile with his family and friends. The film also stars Erykah Badu, Frank Langella, Tea Leoni, Robin Williams, Zelda Williams, and Anton Yelchin. It was screened at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival.
[edit] Reviews
House of D was given a score of 11% on rottentomatoes.com with a consensus calling it "A sincere but inept coming of age story."
[edit] Notable lines
-"I'm a bad man Tommy" -"Run Tommy" -"I'm not retarded anymore"