A teenage boy comes of age in the 1970's, sent by his neurotic, pretentious mother to live with a jolly, vulgar psychiatrist and his eccentric extended family.A teenage boy comes of age in the 1970's, sent by his neurotic, pretentious mother to live with a jolly, vulgar psychiatrist and his eccentric extended family.A teenage boy comes of age in the 1970's, sent by his neurotic, pretentious mother to live with a jolly, vulgar psychiatrist and his eccentric extended family.
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- 3 wins & 7 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaJulianne Moore was originally attached to play Deirdre Burroughs.
- GoofsIn a scene between Dr. Finch and Bookman: Dr. Finch yells that he sent Bookman to photography school at the University of Rochester (U of R). The U of R is a medical and research school, with no photography majors. However the Rochester Institute of Technology is a world-known college for photography majors.
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Worth the time
I have read 2 of Agustine Bourroughs novels and I was, frankly, a little afraid that this one might be ruined by being re-cast as a movie. With this story in the hands of this director and this cast, my fears were groundless: it translated beautifully. I am sure that this is in no small part due to Burroughs personal involvement in the production, but greater authors have had their work ruined right under their noses, so it is a credit to both Author and creative staff that the engaging story remains intact. I think it gives a truthful depiction of what it is like to grow-up with mental illness in the family and also presents a metaphor for the craziness and dysfunction which is, at some level, in every family. The cast was all superb, especially Annette Benning and Jill Clayburgh. Joseph Cross and Joseph Fiennes were equally superb -- in fact, EVERYONE was so good I almost don't want to single anyone out. I will recommend this movie to friends.
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- Also known as
- На гострій грані
- Filming locations
- Milbank & McFie House - 3340 Country Club Drive, Midtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(Interiors of Dr. Finch's house)
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,022,827
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $226,108
- Oct 22, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $7,460,797
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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