House of D
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| House of D | |
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| Directed by | David Duchovny |
| Produced by | Jane Rosenthal |
| Written by | David Duchovny |
| Starring | David Duchovny Anton Yelchin Robin Williams Tea Leoni Erykah Badu Frank Langella Zelda Williams Orlando Jones Willie Garson |
| Music by | Geoff Zanelli |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Tribeca |
| Release date(s) | May 7, 2004 (Tribeca) April 15, 2005 |
| Running time | Film festival 96 min. Theatrical cut 97 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English French |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Gross revenue | $371,081 |
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House of D is David Duchovny's directorial debut. The film also stars Erykah Badu, Frank Langella, Tea Leoni, Zelda Williams, Anton Yelchin, and Robin Williams. It was screened at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.
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[edit] Plot
An American artist living a bohemian existence in Paris, Tom Warshaw (David Duchovny) is trying to make sense of his troubled adult life by reflecting upon his extraordinary childhood. Flashback to Greenwich Village in 1973, as thirteen-year-old Tommy (Anton Yelchin) is on the brink of becoming a man. While his bereaved single mother (Tea Leoni) mourns the death of his father, Tommy escapes grief by causing trouble at school and making afternoon deliveries with his best friend Pappas (Robin Williams), a mentally challenged janitor. Following the romantic advice offered by Lady (Erykah Badu) - incarcerated in the infamous New York Women's House of Detention for shadowy reasons - Tommy experiences his first taste of love. Yet when an unexpected tragedy radically alters his world, Tommy must take a life-defining choice - one that will compel the adult Tom Warshaw, thirty years later, to confront his unfinished past.
[edit] Cast
- David Duchovny as Tom Warshaw
- Anton Yelchin as Tommy Warshaw
- Robin Williams as Pappass
- Tea Leoni as Mrs. Warshaw
- Erykah Badu as Lady / Bernadette
- Frank Langella as Rev. Duncan
- Zelda Williams as Melissa
- Orlando Jones as Superfly
- Willie Garson as Ticket Agent
[edit] Critical reception
House of D was given a score of 10% on rottentomatoes.com with a consensus calling it "A sincere but inept coming of age story." It has received a composite 6.7/10 score by voters on the Internet Movie Database. Box Office Mojo gives the reviews a C+. Many critics attribute the poor reception to the fact that Duchovny wrote, directed and edited the movie, which gave the movie a lack of creative direction and caused the movie to meander and to lose focus.
[edit] Box office
The film was released in theaters on April 15, 2005. It grossed $36,371 during its opening week. The next week it grossed $7,441. In the film's third week, it grossed $210,826, the most during its run. In the film's fourth and final week, it grossed $30,386, a total of $371,081 worldwide.
[edit] DVD release date
The film was released on DVD on October 4th, 2005. The DVD contains special features, such as commentary with David Duchovny and the cast and a behind-the-scenes featurette called The Making of House of D.
