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Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt, Sean
Hayes, Derek Luke |
Directed
by: Peter Hedges
Written by: Peter Hedges
Produced by: John Lyons, Alexis Alexanian, Holly Becker,
Gary Winick
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US:
10/17/03
UK: 20/02/04 |
April
Burns (Holmes) is a 21-year-old wild child with a very
big problem. Against her better judgment, she's invited
her straightlaced family for Thanksgiving dinner. Her
boyfriend, Bobby, wants to help, but she banishes him
from the apartment while she attempts to cook the meal.
To make matters worse, she then discovers that her oven
doesn't work. So, while April is forced to ask her eccentric
neighbors for help in cooking her fifteen pound turkey,
the Burns Family begins a reluctant journey from suburban
Pennsylvania toward New York City's Lower East Side.
April's Dad, Jim Burns (Platt) tries to convince the
family that the day will be beautiful. Her mom, Joy
(Clarkson) has her doubts and freely voices them. April's
teenage sister and brother are squeezed between Grandma
Dottie and a bag of snacks in the back seat as the Burns'
family car hurtles toward Manhattan and what will most
likely be certain disaster. |
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The
actorly brilliant and totally babesome Holmes stretches
from her Dawson's Geekery. But even the most bizarre
outfits can't hide her radiant personality. Big screen
stardom is only a matter of time. This widely praised,
small indie piece should help big time. |
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"It's
a retro Dumpster look."
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