House of D Movie Review 2004

First time writer/director Duchovny is Tom Warshaw. He recounts for his son the events of his own early adolescence that shaped his life. In the early '70s, young Tommy has recently lost his father, his mother is suffering from depression, his best friend is Pappas, the retarded janitor at his school, he gets life advice from an inmate at the nearby Women's House of Detention, and he is just now noticing girls, particularly neighbor Melissa. This last development leads a jealous Pappas to petty theft to win back Tommy's friendship. Cloying, overly sentimental, and shamelessly sappy, this tale works much better as nostalgia for the carefree Greenwich Village Duchovny grew up in than the coming of age fable he obviously intended.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on DVD
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from United States, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Coming of Age, New York, New York, Paris, Art & Artists, Mental Retardation, Period Piece: 1970s, Family Drama, Single Parents, Widows & Widowers, Catholic School

Screenplay

David Duchovny

Cast

David Duchovny, Anton Yelchin, Erykah Badu, Robin Williams, Zelda Williams, Amadel, Tea Leoni, Frank Langella, Harold Cartier, Orlando Jones, Alice Drummond

Cinematography

Michael Chapman

Director

David Duchovny

Music

Geoff Zanelli

Other

William Sarokin, Amanda Scheer Demme, Buck Damon, Suzy Elmiger, Teresa Mastropierro, Ellen Luter, Lester Cohen

Producer

Richard B. Lewis, Bob Yari, Jane Rosenthal, Tribeca Productions, Lions Gate Films