Summaries

A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.

When three generations of a dysfunctional family gather in Rhode Island to bury the family patriarch, members of the Collins clan are at each other's throats in no time. Son Daniel is a secret porn actor, and daughter Lucy is a lesbian. Lucy totes along her lover Judy to the outrage of Lucy's aggressively neurotic sister Alice, whose hysterical overreaction to the pair's marriage plans ought to tell everyone something. Rounding out the delightful crowd are dim brother Skip, whose unfailingly rude twin sons offer caustic commentary on their elders' infantile predilections; matriarchal widow Charlotte, who becomes so justifiably distraught at the insanity of her children she tries to commit suicide; and Kate, a confused but comely college freshman who juggles preparation of the eulogy with internal debate over what to do with her childhood friend-turned-suitor, Ryan.—Sujit R. Varma

When the patriarch of a dysfunctional family dies, his sons and daughters travel with their families for the funeral. While they stay in the house of the matriarch waiting for the funeral and the testament, secrets are exposed and wounds are opened in the relationships of the members.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • family relationships
  • funeral
  • body lands on a car
  • family reunion
  • dysfunctional family
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Sep 25, 2004
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Germany United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Eulogy Productions LLC Ovation Entertainment LLC S.R.O. Entertainment AG

Box office

Budget $6500000
Gross US & Canada $75076
Opening weekend US & Canada $41788
Gross worldwide $89781

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 31m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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