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A hip, well-dressed yuppie tracks down his biological parents, only to find that they live in a trailer park.A hip, well-dressed yuppie tracks down his biological parents, only to find that they live in a trailer park.A hip, well-dressed yuppie tracks down his biological parents, only to find that they live in a trailer park.
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- TriviaCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger greeted his Twins (1988) costar Danny DeVito on a location set to congratulate him on his efforts to produce the film in California, rather than succumb to the tax lures and lower labor costs offered by other states. DeVito acknowledged that he had to persuade the film's cast and crew to take pay cuts in order to offset the lower production costs that other states offered. They're "working for much less than they normally work for".
- GoofsWhen Frank And Agnes are sunbathing in the yard, in the first shot Frank is barefoot. In the next shot, he has his sandals on with no time in between to have put them on.
- Quotes
Agnes Menure: That's an old joke!
Frank Menure: So's your face!
- Crazy creditsWhen the credits end completely, the last thing we see is Frank's parents as babies.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Jerry Springer Show (1991)
- SoundtracksAc-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
Composed by Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Performed by Jack Sheldon
Published by Harwin Music (ASCAP)
Arranged and Produced by Steve Edwards
Executive Producer Ashley Miller
Featured review
Imagine the cruelty of adoptive parents to tell an unsuspecting son that he is adopted? To make matters worse, the Claytons, a rich couple, have waited a long time to spring the news to Richard, who is about to get married! This is the premise for this comedy created by Greg Glienna, who also contributed to its screen play. The film, which went directly to video, never had a chance to make it commercially, in spite of the prominent figures in the cast. In fact, the film seems to this viewer as a variation of the more successful "Meet the Parents", which employed Mr. Glienna as a writer. Not that this film is horrible, by any means, but it appears the powers that be must have had doubts about its impact and sent it to the DVD limbo.
Ron Livingston, who is seen as Richard, the man who is told he has been living a lie, is quite good and shows a flair for comedy. Neve Campbell is also effective in playing the object of Richard's love. The combination of the vulgar Meneres as played broadly by Danny Devito and Kathy Bates have some good moments. Christine Baranski and Edward Herrmann play the Claytons, the uptight adoptive parents. The one that is hardly recognizable is Beverly D'Angelo, who must have gone through a procedure to change the way we remembered her.
Ron Livingston, who is seen as Richard, the man who is told he has been living a lie, is quite good and shows a flair for comedy. Neve Campbell is also effective in playing the object of Richard's love. The combination of the vulgar Meneres as played broadly by Danny Devito and Kathy Bates have some good moments. Christine Baranski and Edward Herrmann play the Claytons, the uptight adoptive parents. The one that is hardly recognizable is Beverly D'Angelo, who must have gone through a procedure to change the way we remembered her.
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- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Släkten är bäst
- Filming locations
- Chicago, Illinois, USA(opening sequence)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $155,340
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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