Plot & Details
Shimon Dotan directed this Canadian comedy-drama from Oren Safdie's screenplay based on Safdie's play, Hyper-Allergenic, set in a hospital room where a dysfunctional family awaits the results of surgery. Shirley Cooperberg (Ellen Burstyn) heads a Montreal Jewish family, and during her husband's operation, her brood arrives at the hospital -- failed writer Eli (Ted Levine), neurotic Susan (Amanda Plummer), and successful theatrical producer Edward (Mark Blum). Edward's wife Linda (Macha Grenon) is also present, as is Eli's ex, Diane (Mary McDonnell). An onslaught of one-liners find targets amid sibling rivalries and angst-ridden animosities. Shown at the 1998 Montreal Film Festival.
- Genre(s): Comedy,Drama
- Run Time: 110min.
- DVD Release Date: 07/26/2005
- Director(s): Shimon Dotan
- Starring: Ellen Burstyn , Amanda Plummer , Ted Levine , Mark Blum , Mary McDonnell
- Themes: Family Gatherings,Sibling Relationships,Families in Crisis
- Tone: Literate,Warm,Intimate,Reflective,Talky,Witty
- Keywords: Jewish,dysfunctional,ex-wife,hospital,matron,neurotic,producer [showbiz],sibling,surgery,writer
- Language: English
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