Summaries

A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.

In a very poor zone of New York, April Burns and her boyfriend, Bobby, are preparing to receive April's family for thanksgiving dinner. While Bobby tries to borrow a suit for himself, April realizes that her stove is broken. She tries desperately to find a neighbor that can let her cook the turkey, since she does not want to fail (again) with her family. Meanwhile, in a suburb of Pennsylvania, her dysfunctional family is preparing to travel to New York. While driving, the relationship between the Burns and their black-sheep April is disclosed through the conversations between her father Jim, her resented mother Joy, her brother, her sister and her grandmother.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

April Burns invites her family to Thanksgiving dinner at her teeny apartment on New York's Lower East Side. As they make their way to the city from suburban Pennsylvania, April must endure a comedy of errors - like finding out her oven doesn't work - in order to pull off the big event.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • no opening credits
  • payphone
  • reference to sean john 'puff daddy' combs
  • reference to armani
  • reference to prada
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Nov 27, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English Mandarin
Filming locations USA
Production companies United Artists InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment) IFC Productions

Box office

Budget $300000
Gross US & Canada $2528664
Opening weekend US & Canada $48422
Gross worldwide $3282321

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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