Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Dabney Coleman

Stewart McBain (Dabney Coleman -- DRAGNET, TOOTSIE) is a successful, wealthy businessman who has given his family the easy life. Now, as young adults, none of the kids are in any hurry to leave the cu...( read more  read more... )shy lifestyle they enjoy at home. But McBain knows best. Or so he thinks! To the surprise of his wife (Joanna Cassidy -- WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT) he kicks the kids out into a dilapidated tenement hoping they'll discover responsibility for themselves. But the table turns when McBain's business goes under and he and his wife must move in with their offbeat offspring! Now the McBain family must once again learn to live together, an experience that teaches them where their real family fortunes lie!

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R, 111 min.

Directed by: John Boorman

Release Date: January 1, 1990

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DVD Release Date: June 3, 2003

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  • June 3, 2009
    Strange movie with colorful characters. I liked the artist sister the most and her project of photographing murals with live people blended into the art.
  • April 23, 2009
    Got this movie for one reason Suzy Amis. And its a crazy movie, about a rich dysfunctional family. And when the father goes to see the daughter perform at school, he snaps because of her body painting, so he throws his kids out into a city apartment house to let them fend for the...( read more)re own way, so begins the story and about the only thing I found interesting was the Body Art, it was so cool and its worth watching the movie for, and I also like the homeless magician shitty, he was such a good actor, reminded me a little of cannery row. but still with all this the movie only gets 3 stars, the art work 5 stars, but its the movie we are to grade here.
  • January 12, 2009
    The most incredible artwork can be seen throughout this movie. Plus it has Crispin Glover.
  • July 15, 2008
    This movie is alright, but the Trump L'ois paintings, in this picture, are something to see; they are amazing! I recommend this movie just for the paintings alone, not to mention the movie. It's a 3 star movie, with 5 star paintings, thus, a 4 star average.
  • April 10, 2008
    comedy of a funny family, gradually learn the meaning of home, hearth, riches and happiness
  • March 24, 2008
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.
  • April 28, 2007
    The art work in this movie is totally amazing!
  • February 4, 2007
    a lot of weird funny parts. the characters are neurotics.
  • November 21, 2006
    Havr to see this movie, the art in it is amazing

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  • WrellikW
    July 15, 2008
    The movie is not that great, but the paintings are amazing and the movie should be seen just for them.

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    William
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