Family Viewing Movie Review 1987

Surrealistic depiction of a family--obsessed with television and video--whose existence is a textbook model of home sweet dysfunctional home. An early, experimental film from Canada's Egoyan, it won considerable praise for its social commentary.

Distribution

Facets Multimedia, Inc., 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, Phone: (773)281-9075, Toll-free: 800-331-6197, Fax: (773)929-5437, Email: sales@facets.org, URL: http://www.facets.org

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.
Originally from Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Technology--Rampant

Screenplay

Atom Egoyan

Cast

David Hemblen, Adian Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinee Khanjian

Cinematography

Robert MacDonald, Peter Mettler

Director

Atom Egoyan

Music

Mychael Danna

Other

Atom Egoyan

Producer

Ontario Film Development Corporation

Awards

Toronto-City 1987: Canadian Feature Film.