Home for the Holidays Movie Review 1995

Frantic dysfunctional family saga finds eldest daughter Claudia Larson (Hunter) on her way to Baltimore to spend Thanksgiving with her family. Frazzled Claudia must deal with badly bewigged mom Adele (Bancroft), genial dad Henry (Durning), and her siblings--frenzied gay brother Tommy (Downey Jr.) and self-righteous sister Joanne (Stevenson), as well as screwy Aunt Glady (Chaplin) and Tommy's handsome friend Leo Fish (McDermott). Yes, there are moments of deja vu about your very own family holidays but the film seems badly paced and ultimately irritating. Adapted from a short story by Chris Radant.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Family Drama, Thanksgiving, Adapted from a Story, Edibles, Gays

Screenplay

W.D. Richter

Cast

Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Robert Downey, Dylan McDermott, Cynthia Stevenson, Geraldine Chaplin, Steve Guttenberg, Claire Danes, David Strathairn, Austin Pendleton

Cinematography

Lajos Koltai

Director

Jodie Foster

Music

Mark Isham

Producer

Peggy Rajski, Jodie Foster, Stuart Kleinman, Egg Pictures, Paramount Pictures