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Palindromes (2004)

15 100 min  -  Drama | Adventure | Comedy  -   21 January 2005 (Sweden)
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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 7,783 users   Metascore: 53/100 
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Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.

Director:

Todd Solondz

Writer:

Todd Solondz
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Faber ...
Angela Pietropinto Angela Pietropinto ...
Bill Buell ...
Emani Sledge Emani Sledge ...
Ellen Barkin ...
Joyce Victor
Valerie Shusterov Valerie Shusterov ...
Richard Masur ...
Steve Victor
Hillary B. Smith Hillary B. Smith ...
Robin Wallace
Danton Stone Danton Stone ...
Bruce Wallace
Robert Agri Robert Agri ...
First Judah
Hannah Freiman Hannah Freiman ...
Stephen Singer ...
Dr. Fleischer
Rachel Corr ...
Stephen Adly Guirgis ...
Joe / Earl / Bob
Will Denton ...
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Storyline

A fable of innocence: thirteen-year-old Aviva Victor wants to be a 'mom'. She does all she can to make this happen, and comes very close to succeeding, but in the end her plan is thwarted by her sensible parents. So she runs away, still determined to get pregnant one way or another, but instead finds herself lost in another world, a less sensible one, perhaps, but one pregnant itself with all sorts of strange possibility. She takes a road trip from the suburbs of New Jersey, through Ohio to the plains of Kansas and back. Like so many trips, this one is round-trip, and it's hard to say in the end if she can ever be quite the same again, or if she can ever be anything but the same again. Written by Sujit R. Varma  

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Plot Keywords:

Kansas | Neighbor | New Jersey | Suburb | Charades  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Palíndromos See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$57,251 (USA) (17 April 2005) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$553,368 (USA) (11 September 2005)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Extra Large Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Heather Matarazzo turned down reprising the role of Dawn Wiener in this film. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: The film takes place in New Jersey, yet in one of the hitch-hiking scenes we see a road sign for US Route 3, which in reality is located in New Hampshire. To make matters worse, in the background of the same scenes we see directional signs for "Ellenville" and "Route 199", which reveals the actual filming location of Kingston, NY. See more »

Quotes

Skippy: My name is skippy just like the peanut butter!
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Crazy Credits

In loving memory of Dawn Wiener. See more »

Connections

Featured in Cavities (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Somebody Loved"
Written by Deb Talan and Steve Tannen
Performed by The Weepies See more »