Home Fries

Home Fries

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Home Fries

Catherine O'Hara, Drew Barrymore, Jake Busey, Luke Wilson, Shelley Duvall

A man is frightened to death by a menacing military helicopter, piloted by two young Texan men who just happen to be the dead man's stepsons, Dorian and Angus (Luke Wilson and Jake Busey). To complica...( read more  read more... )te matters, the dead man had had an affair with young Sally (Drew Barrymore), a clerk at the local Burger-Matic who didn't know the guy was married. Now she's pregnant and looking for a supportive guy to be her unborn child's potential father. Dorian fits the role quite nicely, but Angus thinks Sally knows about the helicopter incident, and their scheming mother (Catherine O'Hara) is trying to mastermind a cover-up, and....

So goes the cleverly amusing plot of this light, character-based romantic comedy, which proves Barrymore's charm and versatility once again, gives O'Hara one of her best roles, and moves right along at its own amiable pace. Small-town romance combines with darkly tinged comedy (scripted by X-Files staffer Vince Gilligan), and first-time director Dean Parisot guides it all with casual assurance. There's nothing going on here that's particularly inspired, but Barrymore and Wilson (an off-screen couple during production) make a delightful pair, and the cast makes the most of some hilarious down-home dialogue. All in all, a very pleasant diversion. --Jeff Shannon

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  • August 23, 2008
    Mindless entertainment. I was impressed with Catherine O'Hara's acting -- it must be hard to be that crazy. Drew Barrymore is always cute.
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • September 11, 2007
    a surprising no go for the two of them together...maybe it was the suckfest of a plot line..idon'tknow
  • August 10, 2007
    Perhaps the only Drew Barrymore movie she didn't really shine in. It's a bit too dark to be a fun romantic comedy.
  • November 27, 2006
    Really pointless. Really, really pointless.
  • December 7, 2009
    Aha. You see that. A Busey is in this flic... thats an automatic 1.5... No argument necessary
  • October 22, 2009
    I actually liked this movie
  • August 28, 2009
    Good but very odd at the same time so maybe thats what made it good.
  • August 10, 2009
    Home Fries is a cute, predictable chick flick. Having Luke Wilson and Drew Barrymore on the screen together proves less promising than expected, however they both add more to the entertainment level than the rickety plot does.
  • July 26, 2009
    It's not drama, it's not comedy. It's...nothing.

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