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Plot

Recalling both The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) and American Beauty (1999), this teen drama recounts the trials and tribulations of one very dysfunctional family. Roseanne Skolnik (Monica Keena) is a popular high school student who is dating Jimmy (James DeBello), the football captain. She also lives in a family where her embittered mother Maggie (Ellen Barkin) is plotting to murder Roseanne's violent drunken stepfather Fred (Michael Ironside). After a smashed Fred rapes her, Roseanne starts plotting her stepfather's demise too. She ropes her boyfriend into doing the deed, and soon she finds herself under arrest and on trial for the crime. With all of her friends shunning her, she confides in her creepy voyeuristic neighbor. This film was screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
100min.
Theatrical Release Date:
09/15/2000
DVD Release Date:
01/02/2001
Distributor(s):
MGM
Director(s):
Rob Schmidt
Starring:
Monica Keena , Vincent Kartheiser , Ellen Barkin , Jeffrey Wright , James DeBello
Themes:
Miscarriage of Justice
Tone:
Cynical,Disturbing,Ironic
Keywords:
alcoholism,dysfunctional,family,football-player,high-school,murder,murder-trial,popularity,rape,stepfather,suburbs
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (09-15-2000)
Language:
English