Wild Iris (2001)
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A woman tries to make sense of her relationship with her mother -- who also happens to be her boss and landlady -- in this dramatic comedy. Iris (Laura Linney) has never had an especially warm relationship with her mother Min (Gena Rowlands), but after her husband committed suicide, Iris was… More A woman tries to make sense of her relationship with her mother -- who also happens to be her boss and landlady -- in this dramatic comedy. Iris (Laura Linney) has never had an especially warm relationship with her mother Min (Gena Rowlands), but after her husband committed suicide, Iris was emotionally shattered and had nowhere to go, so Min allowed her to move into the family home and help her out with her business, Bluebird Bridals. Eight years later, Iris and her son Lonnie (Emile Hirsch) are still "temporarily" with Min, and they're all still trying to make the best of an often combustible situation. Min finds herself fending off the advances of Mando (Miguel Sandoval), an elderly wedding photographer with romance on his mind, while Iris has to convince Erroll Podubney (Fred Ward) to pay for the wedding being staged for his daughter, whose nuptials have been given a special urgency by her pregnancy. And with no male role models around the house, Lonnie looks for advice from Lud (Lee Tergesen), a gas jockey at a local filling station. Wild Iris was produced for the Showtime premium cable network, where it premiered on August 5, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Petrie
- Written By
- Kent Broadhurst
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Comedy
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- On DVD
- Aug 13, 2002
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
With lesser actors on display, I shudder to think at how shrieky and pandering this production could have become. Fortunately, this one stars Laura Linney and Gena Rowlands.
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Cast
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Gena Rowlands
as Minnie Brinn
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Laura Linney
as Iris Bravard
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Emile Hirsch
as Lonnie Bravard
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Fred Ward
as Errol Podubney
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Lee Tergesen
as Lud Van Eppy
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Miguel Sandoval
as Ramando Galvez
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Amy Stewart
as Rhondalyn Podubney
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Scott Gibson
as Ronnie Bravard
