Anne Meara, Campbell Scott, Hope Davis

Eliza thinks she has the perfect marriage, living in suburban Long Island with her husband Louis. However, the morning after Thanksgiving, she discovers what appears to be a love letter written to her...( read more  read more... ) husband. Distraught by the possibilities and seeking advice, she drives to her parents' house, where she shows the letter to her high-strung mother Rita, her mild-mannered father Jim, her rebellious younger sister Jo, and Jo's pretentious boyfriend Carl. Hoping to quickly resolve the situation, the five of them cram into the family station wagon and set off for Manhattan where Eliza can confront her husband face-to-face. They arrive at Louis' office only to discover that he has been given the day off. The family desperately tails Louis around the city, but always ends up one step behind him. As the day progresses, they find themselves gradually revealing their long-repressed feelings towards each other, and encounter a series of eccentric strangers whose problems mirror their own.

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R, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Greg Mottola

Release Date: March 5, 1997

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DVD Release Date: June 20, 2000

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  • November 10, 2008
    A surreal satire of a typical Long Island family. Eliza, the daughter out of the house living with husband finds a love note possibly to her husband. She ventures to her mothers house for security where her mother has them embark on an adventure through New York to seek the truth...( read more). Ingenious satirical humor and realistic dialogue. The characters stay true to their stereotypical selves and the entire dysfunctional family is developed at a perfect pace, climbing to the explosive climax in the end. As with most films in the road movie genre, what is less important is that the hero or heroine, in this case Eliza, conclude their journey by achieving their goal but that along the path they take, they learn something about themselves and their travelling companions. A film of clichés and stereotypes but all needed to create a successful parody.
  • February 5, 2009
    Brilliant character based movie! Every character is so damaged in a refreshingly realistic way and interact so well together that it ends up engaging, quirky and v.funny.
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • August 13, 2008
    This movie kinda sucked. This might be rude to say but if I had a mother like that I would have to avoid her or slap her one. And since slapping your mother is not good avoiding would probably be best. Carl Petrovic's book about the man with the German Shorthaired Pointer's he...( read more)ad sounded interesting. If it was a real book I would totally read it.
  • March 2, 2008
    Thanks for setting the bar for a whole generation of independent movie relationshit.
  • October 28, 2007
    i can watch this over and over again. and also love the way the city is shot in this film.
  • August 29, 2007
    Pretty bland, but the climax with Louis? One of the best.
  • June 16, 2007
    wonderful slice of life picture
  • March 11, 2007
    AWESOME flick. An older one but great.

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