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Plot

Teeth director Michael Lichtenstein takes a sharp turn from teen-oriented satire to mature family drama with this semi-autobiographical story concerning a pair of grown-up sisters who return to their family home in order to care for their ailing father. Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) have long since moved out of their family home when they discover that their father's (Rip Torn) health has taken a turn for the worse. Returning to Pittsburgh in order to care for their slowly degenerating dad, the sisters quickly realize that their father is in total denial about his condition. Jayne has been shielded from the harsher side of life since she was just a little girl, and now as Laura begins pushing her sister to accept their bleak reality, their father takes a seedy lover (Ellen Barkin), who immediately rubs the girls the wrong way. But dealing with the father becomes the least of Jayne's and Laura's worries when the drama in their personal lives drags the demons of their past up to the surface and out into the open.
MPAA Rating:
R for language, drug use, and some sexual content including brief nudity.
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
95min.
Theatrical Release Date:
02/19/2010
Distributor(s):
Roadside Attractions
Director(s):
Mitchell Lichtenstein
Starring:
Demi Moore , Parker Posey , Rip Torn , Ellen Barkin , Christian Camargo
Themes:
Fathers and Daughters,Sibling Relationships,Golden Years,Mental Illness,Coming Home
Tone:
Bittersweet,Humorous,Poignant,Quirky
Keywords:
brain-damage,hallucination,sister,terminal-illness
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (02-19-2010)
Language:
English