Around the Bend Movie Review 2004

Dying patriarch Henry Lair (Caine) is being cared for by his grandson Jason (Lucas), who is also looking after his own young son, Zach (Bobo). Jason's black sheep father, Turner (Walken), abandoned him to Henry's care when he was a child. But Turner suddenly shows up, just in time to fulfill Henry's last request--he wants to be buried in a bizarre ritual that will mean a generational road trip from L.A. to Albuquerque. So does some male bonding occur? Boy, howdy, you betcha, but with Walken around the trip is never completely mundane. Feature debut of director/writer Roberts.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Running time 83 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Drama, Growing Older, Road Trip, Family Reunions, Big Digs

Screenplay

Jordan Roberts

Cast

Christopher Walken, Josh(ua) Lucas, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Jonah Bobo

Cinematography

Michael Grady

Director

Jordan Roberts

Music

David Baerwald

Other

Francoise Bonnot, Alix Friedberg, Sarah Knowles

Producer

Elliott Lewitt, Julie Kirkham, Kirkham-Lewitt, Warner Independent Pictures