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About
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.
Theatrical
Nov 2, 1995
Box Office
$22.1M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 4, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
W.D. Richter, Chris Radant
Producers
Peggy Rajski, Jodie Foster, Stuart Kleinman
Music
Studio
Egg Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Quotes
See all →Annual Tradition of Improvement
Taglines
We'll do it every year..until we get it right
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Thanksgiving Gatherings and Family Reflections
Taglines
On the fourth Thursday in November, 84 million American families will gather together... And wonder why.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →H
Holly Hunter
Claudia Larson
R
Robert Downey Jr.
Tommy Larson
A
Anne Bancroft
Adele Larson
C
Charles Durning
Henry Larson
D
Dylan McDermott
Leo Fish
G
Geraldine Chaplin
Aunt Glady
S
Steve Guttenberg
Walter Wedman
C
Cynthia Stevenson
Joanne Larson Wedman
C
Claire Danes
Kitt Larson
E
Emily Ann Lloyd
Brittany Lace
Z
Zack Duhame
Walter Wedman Jr.
A
Austin Pendleton
Peter Arnold
D
David Strathairn
Russell Terziak
A
Amy Yasbeck
Ginny Johnson Drewer
C
Celeste Lecesne
Ron Drewer
A
Angela Paton
Woman on Airplane
R
Randy Stone
Man in Car
S
Sam Slovick
Jack
S
Susan Lyall
Woman at Party
S
Shawn Hatosy
Counter Boy
