In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.
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Awards:
- 13 wins & 9 nominations.
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Cast
| Alan Cumming | ... |
Rudy Donatello
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| Garret Dillahunt | ... |
Paul Fliger
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| Isaac Leyva | ... |
Marco Deison
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| Frances Fisher | ... |
Judge Meyerson
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| Gregg Henry | ... |
Lambert
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| Jamie Anne Allman | ... |
Marianna Deison
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| Chris Mulkey | ... |
DA Wilson
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| Don Franklin | ... |
Lonnie Washington
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| Kelli Williams | ... |
Miss Flemming
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| Alan Rachins | ... |
Judge Resnick
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| Mindy Sterling | ... |
Miss Mills
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| Doug Spearman | ... |
Johnny Boy
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| Randy Roberts | ... |
PJ
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| Miracle Laurie | ... |
Monica
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| Michael Nouri | ... |
Miles Dubrow
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| Jeffrey Pierce | ... |
Officer Plitt
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| Louis Lombardi | ... |
Mr. Blum
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| Clyde Kusatsu | ... |
Dr. Nakahura
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| Donna W. Scott | ... |
Kelly
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| Joe Howard | ... |
Dr. Watkins
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| Anne O'Shea | ... |
Mrs. Lowell
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| Ezra Buzzington | ... |
Larry
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| Kirk Fox | ... |
Beaux
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| Kamala Lopez | ... |
Agent Martinez
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| Edward James Gage | ... |
Sergeant Johnson
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| Joey Newman | ... |
Boom Boom
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Boogie Jones | ... |
Boogie
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Jeff Lass | ... |
Georgie
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| Randy Thompson | ... |
Coco
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Eliana Fine | ... |
Sophie Lambert
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Levi Fine | ... |
Alan Lambert
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| Kris Benton | ... |
Foster Girl (uncredited)
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Brian Formo | ... |
Druggy Inmate (uncredited)
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Michael Geretz | ... |
Courtroom Guest (uncredited)
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| Mark Roman | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Travis Fine | ||
Written by
| Travis Fine | ... | (written by) and |
| George Arthur Bloom | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| George Arthur Bloom | ... | associate producer |
| Alec Chorches | ... | co-producer |
| Kristine Fine | ... | producer (as Kristine Hostetter Fine) |
| Travis Fine | ... | producer |
| Liam Finn | ... | producer |
| Chip Hourihan | ... | line producer / producer |
| Steven Robert Kozlowski | ... | co-producer |
| Maxine Makover | ... | executive producer |
| Anne O'Shea | ... | executive producer |
| Dan Skahen | ... | executive producer |
| Wayne LaRue Smith | ... | executive producer |
| Sarah Trippe | ... | associate producer |
| Stephen Trippe | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Joey Newman | ||
Cinematography by
| Rachel Morrison | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Tom Cross | ||
Editorial Department
| Ryan Gee | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Drew Griffin | ... | editorial production assistant |
| Lee Hultman | ... | digital intermediate post generalist |
| Tims Johnson | ... | dailies: Blacklist Productions |
| Leandro Marini | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Scott Sawyer | ... | 8mm transfer: Pro 8mm |
| John To | ... | first assistant editor |
| Rain Valdez | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Andrew J. Wahlquist | ... | digital intermediate technical supervisor |
| Worth Bjorn Walters | ... | advanced conform artist |
Casting By
| Anya Colloff | ||
| Michael V. Nicolo | ... | (as Michael Nicolo) |
Production Design by
| Elizabeth Garner | ||
Art Direction by
| Ayse Arf | ||
Costume Design by
| Samantha Kuester | ||
Makeup Department
| Becca Brassfield | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Jessie Hall | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Keri McCafferty | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Amber Rae | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Charlotte Scovill | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Christopher Vanek | ... | assistant hair stylist (as Chris Vanek) / assistant makeup artist (as Chris Vanek) |
Production Management
| Alec Chorches | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Chris Debenedetto | ... | production supervisor |
| Liam Finn | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Chris Debenedetto | ... | first assistant director |
| John David Denison | ... | second assistant director (as JD Denison) |
| Jack Grimmett | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Andrew Bruntel | ... | set dresser (as Andrew Bruntel) |
| Chris Coulier | ... | set dresser (as Christopher Coulier) |
| Stephen Hoskinson | ... | set dresser |
| Felipe Padilla | ... | leadman |
| Michael Palien | ... | art department swing |
| Freddy Pelaez Posada | ... | set dresser (as Freddy A Pelaez-Posada) |
| Ashley Prikryl | ... | set dresser |
| Leslie Andrew Ridings | ... | property master (as Leslie Ridings) |
| Paul Stoelting | ... | carpenter |
| Alan Tanner | ... | set dresser |
| Julie Ziah | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Ron Bedrosian | ... | adr mixer |
| Brad Bryan | ... | boom operator |
| Julio Carmona | ... | adr recordist |
| Gary Day | ... | sound mixer (as Gary W. Day) |
| Lucien Eagle-Jack | ... | boom operator |
| Scott Martin Gershin | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound supervisor |
| Michael Lengies | ... | boom operator (as Michael 'Thor' Lengies) |
| Daniel S. McCoy | ... | post-production audio |
| Damien Monier | ... | sound utility |
| James Moriana | ... | foley artist |
| James Ridgley | ... | sound mixer |
| Stephen P. Robinson | ... | sound effects editor (as Stephen Robinson) |
| Robert Romeo | ... | boom operator |
| David Stanke | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Becky Sullivan | ... | adr supervisor / dialogue supervisor |
| Ceri Thomas | ... | mixing recordist |
| Brett Voss | ... | foley mixer |
| Csaba Wagner | ... | additional audio |
| Scott Waz | ... | adr mixer: New York |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | ... | foley artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ana M. Amortegui | ... | grip (as Ana Amortegui) |
| Ben Benesh | ... | grip |
| Micaela Bensko | ... | still photographer |
| Heather Brown | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Sebastian Bueno | ... | grip |
| Brian Burgoyne | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Samuel Butt | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Matt Calonica | ... | grip (as Matthew Calonica) |
| Kelsey Castellitto | ... | second assistant camera (as Kelsey Risdon) |
| Dan Chapman | ... | grip (as Daniel Chapman) |
| Daniel Christopher | ... | electric |
| Cj Colace | ... | grip (as Carmine Colace Jr.) |
| Tony Croll | ... | additional cinematography |
| Alex Dillon | ... | electric |
| Daniel Dowding | ... | digital imaging technician/downloader (as Dan Dowding) |
| Ravi Gahunia | ... | electric |
| Dennis Haddock | ... | grip |
| Hillary Hanak | ... | gaffer |
| Brian L. Hauge | ... | best boy electric (as Brian Hauge) |
| Igori Kamoevi | ... | electric |
| Nghia Khuu | ... | grip |
| Harold Lacuesta | ... | electric |
| Guy Maturo | ... | electric |
| Shaun Mayor | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Marlow Nunez | ... | grip |
| James O'Connor | ... | grip |
| Ryan Patrick O'Hara | ... | digital imaging technician/downloader (as Ryan O'Hara) |
| Michael Rababy | ... | still photographer |
| Raul Rivera | ... | best boy grip |
| Alvaro Rodarte | ... | grip |
| Jake Rosenblatt | ... | second assistant camera |
| Kevin G. Shipley | ... | grip (as Kevin Shipley) |
| J. Aaron Stinde | ... | key grip (as Aaron Stinde) |
| Igor Tochilnikov | ... | electric |
| Joseph Turrentine | ... | grip |
| Evan Wilhelm | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Rashé Johnson | ... | background casting (as Rashe Johnson) |
| David Kager | ... | background casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Stephanie Bracken | ... | costume supervisor |
| Sarah Fleming | ... | key set costumer |
| Helen Hamber Rhys | ... | costume assistant (as Helen Hamber) |
| J.J. Poff | ... | costume assistant (as JJ Poff) |
Music Department
| P.J. Bloom | ... | music supervisor (as PJ Bloom) |
| Todd Bozung | ... | supervising music editor |
| Spencer Guerra | ... | pro tools operator: LAFX |
| Heather Guibert | ... | co-music supervisor |
| Oren Hadar | ... | mixer: original song, Oren's Place / pro tools editing: LAFX / recordist: strings, original song, EastWest Recording Studios |
| Avi Kipper | ... | music recordist: Conway Recording Studios |
| David Low | ... | musician: cello, original song |
| Luke Maurer | ... | musician: viola, original song |
| Jeremy Miller | ... | recordist: strings, original song, EastWest Recording Studios |
| Jaclyn Newman | ... | music editor (as Jaclyn Newman Dorn) |
| Joey Newman | ... | arranger: strings, original song / conductor: strings, original song |
| Neli Nikolaeva | ... | musician: violin, original song |
| Chris Owens | ... | recordist: original song, The Village |
| Nick Petrillo | ... | music preparation |
| Mark Robertson | ... | musician contractor / musician: violin, original song |
| Thanh Tran | ... | music preparation |
| Thomas Vicari | ... | music mixer: LAFX (as Tommy Vicari) / music recordist: Conway Recording Studios (as Tommy Vicari) / music scoring mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lindsay Cohen | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Tony Ruiz | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Terry Smith | ... | driver: honeywagon |
| Matt Voytish | ... | driver: honeywagon |
Additional Crew
| Linda Andersson | ... | caterer |
| David Baggelaar | ... | production assistant |
| Mike Balog | ... | set security |
| Erin Bartnik | ... | production coordinator |
| Jared Bealer | ... | key set production assistant |
| Stirling Belafonte | ... | production accountant |
| Don Bensko | ... | production accountant |
| Katie Buco | ... | production assistant (as Katie Cassidy) |
| Ben Campbell | ... | stand-in |
| Douglas Carley | ... | stand-in (as Doug Carley) |
| Taylor Erickson | ... | production assistant |
| Franck Finance-Madureira | ... | press attache france |
| Kristine Fine | ... | choreographer: flamenco (as Kristine Hostetter Fine) |
| Sam Fleischer | ... | assistant: Travis Fine |
| Frederick Gourgue | ... | production assistant (as Frederick 'Turbo' Gourgue) |
| Quincy Gray | ... | assistant to lead actor |
| Kim Henderson | ... | production assistant |
| Michael LaPointe | ... | epk producer |
| Jake Lucas | ... | stand-in |
| Patrick J. McLaughlin | ... | security crew |
| John Paizis | ... | acting coach: Isaac Leyva |
| Megan Powers | ... | production assistant |
| Brian Quattrini | ... | production consultant: Minerva Productions |
| Tabitha Smith | ... | production assistant |
| Tina Takagi | ... | craft service |
| Molly Teas | ... | background coordinator |
| Melissa Varona | ... | production assistant |
| Andrew J. Wahlquist | ... | title designer |
| Larry Weinberg | ... | legal services: The Law Offices of Weinberg & Fyvolent |
| Wally White | ... | production assistant |
| Arlette Yousif | ... | production assistant |
| Ben Campbell | ... | stand-in: Alan Cumming (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Ursula Wendel | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Applause Entertainment (2014) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Bitters End (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Music Box Films (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- Septième Factory (2015) (France) (theatrical)
- 30 Holding srl (2015) (Italy)
- Canal+ (2015) (Spain) (tv)
- Golden Scene (2014) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Golden Scene (2014) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Jaguar Distribution Company (2014) (World-wide) (airlines)
- KVH Media Group (2013) (Non-US) (ships)
- Koch Media (2014) (Sweden) (DVD)
- L'Atelier d'Images (2015) (France) (video) (TVOD, SVOD, Video)
- Legendmain Filmes (2013) (Portugal)
- Mayfly (2014) (Poland)
- Mongkol Major (2013) (Thailand)
- Music Box Films Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Music Box Films Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Netflix (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Odeon (2015) (Greece)
- Peccadillo Pictures (2013) (United Kingdom)
- Pinnacle Films (2014) (Australia)
- Sky (2015) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Sookie Pictures (2013) (South Korea)
- Yes-DBD Satellite Services (2015) (Israel) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Black Lab (digital cinema mastering)
- Black Lab (international delivery)
- Conway Recording Studios (music recorded at)
- Creative Clearance (copyright and title search)
- EastWest Recording Studios (strings recorded at: original song)
- Ignition Print (poster design)
- LAFX (music mixed at)
- Lakeshore Records (score album)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Law Offices of Weinberg & Fyvolent (legal services)
- Minerva Productions (production consultant)
- Oren's Place (original song mixed at)
- Pivotal Post (editorial facilities)
- Real by Fake (digital intermediate)
- Soundelux Design Music Group (DMG) (sound editorial by)
- The Village (original song recorded at)
- Todd-AO Studios (re-recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own. Written by @anydaynowmovie |
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| Taglines | They made him a promise. He made them a family. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $40,489, 16 Dec 2012 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | DA Wilson is portrayed by Chris Mulkey, who also starred on the television show by the name "Any Day Now" (1998). See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Frankenstein (1931). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Come To Me See more » |
| Quotes |
Rudy Donatello:
Just because we are different does not make us bad parents. See more » |