Somebody Is Waiting Movie Review 1996

Charlotte Ellis (Kinski) tries to be the best mom she can to her five kids after her abusive, drunken husband Roger (Byrne) finally abandons them. Eighteen-year-old Leon (Whitworth) seems to be headed down the same dark road after being arrested for drunk driving. Charlotte agrees to set up a bank account for Leon, if he'll move out, and is then killed in a robbery, where Leon is injured. Roger then shows up to look after his shattered family but it's only a matter of time before things get even worse. Pros Bryne and Kinski do what they can but the script is certainly no help.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Parenthood, On the Rocks, Teen Angst

Screenplay

Martin Donovan

Cast

Gabriel Byrne, Nastassja Kinski, Johnny Whitworth, Rebecca Gayheart, Shirley Knight, Brian Donovan

Cinematography

Greg Gardiner

Director

Martin Donovan

Music

Elia Cmiral