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Home for the Holidays (1995)

15 103 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   3 November 1995 (USA)
6.4
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After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend... See full summary »

Director:

Jodie Foster

Writers:

Chris Radant (short story), W.D. Richter (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Holly Hunter ...
Robert Downey Jr. ...
Anne Bancroft ...
Charles Durning ...
Dylan McDermott ...
Geraldine Chaplin ...
Steve Guttenberg ...
Cynthia Stevenson ...
Claire Danes ...
Emily Ann Lloyd ...
Brittany Lace Wedman
Zack Duhame ...
Austin Pendleton ...
Peter Arnold
David Strathairn ...
Amy Yasbeck ...
Ginny Johnson Drewer
James Lecesne ...
Ron Drewer
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Storyline

After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. She wonders if she can survive their crazy antics. Written by Cyndi Kessler <ckessler@ix.netcom.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Thanksgiving | Holiday | Dinner | Smoking | Female Protagonist  | See more »

Taglines:

We'll do it every year..until we get it right See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, language and brief drug use See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Feriados en familia See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$17,518,220 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Downey Jr. publicly admitted to using heroin during the making of this film. Jodie Foster wrote him a letter praising his work but warning him that he could not keep doing this on other films. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The whipped cream on Claudia's father's pie. See more »

Quotes

Leo: Walter, when you say "cash is king," what's that mean?
Walter: Cash is the fossil fuel that keeps our economic pistons pumping.
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Connections

References "Charlie's Angels" (1976) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Very Thought of You"
Written by Ray Noble
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole See more »