Details
| Director: | Todd Solondz |
| Writer: | Todd Solondz |
| Producer: | Ted Hope, James Schamus, Pamela Koffler, David Linde |
| Theatrical: | 1998 |
| Studio: | Entertainment in Video |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Duration: | 134 |
| Awards: | Nominated for Golden Globe, Another 11 wins & 12 nominations |
| Languages: | English |
| Subtitles: | English, Spanish, French |
| Sound: | Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 |
| Discs: | 1 |
| Region: | 1 |
Summary
When a young woman rejects her current overweight suitor in a restaurant, he unexpectedly places a curse on her. The film then moves on to her sisters. One is a happily married woman with a psychiatrist husband and three kids. Unfortunately the husband develops an unnatural fascination for his 11 year old son's male classmates, fantasizes about mass killing in a park, and masturbates to teen magazines. One of his patients has an unrequited fascination for the third sister. Meanwhile the apparently stable 40 year marriage of the sister's parents suddenly unravels when he decides he has had enough and wants to live a hermit's life in Florida. Obviously, the whole movie is slightly warped in its viewpoint and certainly presents abnormal relationships among all of its parties.Credits
| Jane Adams | ... | Joy Jordan |
| Jane Adams (II) | ... | |
| Jon Lovitz | ... | Andy Kornbluth |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | Allen |
| Dylan Baker | ... | Bill Maplewood |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Helen Jordan |
| Maryse Alberti | ... | Cinematographer |
| Justin Elvin | ... | Timmy Maplewood |
| Cynthia Stevenson | ... | Trish Maplewood |
| Lila Glantzman-Leib | ... | Chloe Maplewood |
| Gerry Becker | ... | Psychiatrist |
| Rufus Read | ... | Billy Maplewood |
| Louise Lasser | ... | Mona Jordan |
| Ben Gazzara | ... | Lenny Jordan |
| Camryn Manheim | ... | Kristina |
| Arthur J. Nascarella | ... | Detective Berman |
| Molly Shannon | ... | Nancy |
| Ann Harada | ... | Kay |
| Douglas McGrath | ... | Tom |
| Eric Marcus | ... | Courteous Waiter (as Dr. Eric Marcus) |
| Dr. Eric Marcus | ... | Courteous Waiter |
| Eytan Mirsky | ... | Angry Picketer |
| Lisa Louise Langford | ... | Radical Picketer |
| Anne Bobby | ... | Rhonda |
| Socorro Santiago | ... | Crying Teacher |
| Allison Furman | ... | Consoling Teacher |
| Wai Ching Ho | ... | Student #1 |
| Bina Sharif | ... | Student #2 |
| Tsepo Mokone | ... | Student #3 |
| Jared Harris | ... | Vlad |
| Dan Moran | ... | Joe Grasso |
| Evan Silverberg | ... | Johnny Grasso |
| Marla Maples | ... | Ann Chambeau |
| Hope Pomerance | ... | Hysterical Woman |
| Matt Malloy | ... | Doctor |
| Elizabeth Ashley | ... | Diane Freed |
| Dan Tedlie | ... | Don |
| Marina Gaizidorskia | ... | Zhenia |
| Johann Carlo | ... | Betty Grasso |
| Joe Lisi | ... | Police Detective |
| José Rabelo | ... | Pedro |
| Diane Tyler | ... | Janet |
| Olga Stepanova | ... | Zhenia's Mother |
| Ross Katz | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Elayne Keratsis | ... | unit production manager: Florida unit |
| Alan Oxman | ... | Film Editor |
| Eva Kolodner | ... | Unit Production Manager |
| Michael Barry | ... | Sound Department |
| Laurel Bridges | ... | Sound Department |
| Neil Danziger | ... | Sound Department |
| Tom Efinger | ... | Sound Department |
| Curt Finale Hines | ... | Sound Department |
| Jonah Lawrence | ... | Sound Department |
| Nicholas Montgomery | ... | Sound Department |
| Betsy Nagler | ... | Sound Department |
| Jaime Reyes | ... | Sound Department |
| Tony V. Stevens | ... | Sound Department |
| Eric Toline | ... | Sound Department |
| Damian Volpe | ... | Sound Department |
| Jessica Wing | ... | Sound Department |
| Robbie Kondor | ... | Composer |
| Thérèse DePrez | ... | Production Designer |
| John Bruce | ... | Art Director |
| Nick Evans | ... | Set Decorator |
| Kathryn Nixon | ... | Custome Designer |
| Cyndi Boyar | ... | additional hair stylist: Florida |
| Nicki Ledermann | ... | key makeup artist |
| Kerrie R. Plant | ... | additional hair stylist |
| Gianna Sparacino | ... | hair designer |
| Lucia Burns | ... | second second assistant director |
| Cindy Craig | ... | second assistant director |
| Jude Gorjanc | ... | first assistant director |
| John G. Karliss | ... | second second assistant director: Florida |
| Joshua Barraud | ... | additional props |
| Catherine Bayley | ... | art intern |
| Nicole Boesch | ... | art intern |
| Brian Buteau | ... | lead set dresser |
| Margaret Pine Chabowski | ... | assistant art department coordinator |
| Andromache Chalfant | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Robert de Mar | ... | Carpenter |
| Matt Duncan | ... | assistant property master |
| Makiko Endo | ... | art intern |
| Hector M. Gonzalez | ... | property master: Florida |
| Anton Graham | ... | set dresser |
| Denise J. Grillo | ... | additional set dresser |
| Caroline Handel | ... | graphic artist |
| Michael N. Horan | ... | additional set dresser |
| Zachary Jasie | ... | additional set dresser |
| Chad Johnson | ... | Carpenter |
| Sara Kugelmass | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Joseph Logan | ... | additional set dresser |
| Melissa P. Lohman | ... | additional set dresser |
| Sam McConnell | ... | art intern |
| Stuart Montgomery | ... | property master |
| Mike Morrison | ... | graphic artist |
| Jutta Osthues | ... | additional props |
| Allison Shigo | ... | art intern |
| John M. Souto | ... | assistant art director |
| Richard Tedesco | ... | assistant property master |
| Aaron Ali Tichenor | ... | additional set dresser |
| Cory A. Vincent | ... | assistant props: Florida |
| Miyuki Yoshihara | ... | art intern |