Home for the Holidays (movie)
Home for the Holidays is a 1995 comedy-drama movie directed by Jodie Foster. It tells the story of an unhappy family who are getting together for the Thanksgiving holidays.[1] The comedy scene of the Thanksgiving dinner took more than ten days to make. In all, 64 turkeys, 20 pounds of mashed potatoes, 35 pounds of stuffing, 44 pies, 30 pounds of sweet potatoes, 18 bags of mini-marshmallows and 50 gallons of fake wine were used.
| Home for the Holidays | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jodie Foster |
| Produced by | Jodie Foster Peggy Rajski |
| Screenplay by | W. D. Richter |
| Story by | Chris Radant |
| Starring | Holly Hunter Robert Downey Jr. Claire Danes Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Dylan McDermott |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Lajos Koltai |
| Edited by | Lynzee Klingman |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | November 3, 1995 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| Box office | $17,518,220 |
Cast
- Holly Hunter as Claudia Larson
- Robert Downey Jr. as Tommy Larson
- Anne Bancroft as Adele Larson
- Claire Danes as Kitt Larson
- Charles Durning as Henry Larson
- Dylan McDermott as Leo Fish
- Geraldine Chaplin as Aunt Glady
- Steve Guttenberg as Walter Wedman
- Cynthia Stevenson as Joanne Larson Wedman
- David Strathairn as Russell Terziak
Plot
Claudia Larson is a single mom with a teenage daughter. Claudia has just lost her job as a museum artist who restores paintings. Even though she is sick with a cold, she flies home to spend Thanksgiving with her parents, Adele and Henry Larson. But her daughter, Kitt is staying home to be with her boyfriend.
Claudia's stuck-up and critical sister, Joanne Larson Wedman, is also visiting for dinner. She brings her husband, Walter, and their two spoiled children.
Tommy has been the boyfriend of another man, Jack, for a long time. So Claudia is confused because he is at dinner with Leo. But, as Claudia finds out, Leo has come along for the holidays to be introduced to Claudia. In fact, Tommy has just recently married Jack. The Thanksgiving day has many crazy events, including a loud fight on the lawn and the spilling of the turkey in Joanne's lap. Even though Claudia is still discouraged, she becomes close to Leo. When she gets on the plane to go home, Leo goes with her.[2]
References
- ↑ Roger Ebert (3 November 1995). "Home for the Holidays: Review". Rober Ebert website. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ Janet Maslin (3 November 1995). "When Adults Go Home To Mom at Thanksgiving: Film Review". New York Times website. Retrieved 9 May 2014.