The Thing About My Folks

2005 "Sometimes the fruit falls very far from the tree."

The Thing About My Folks

6.4 | 1h36m | PG-13 | en | Drama

Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that's for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam's wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers close at hand, as do love and hope. Where Sam's wife is - and why she left - leads to the movie's resolution.

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6.4 | 1h36m | PG-13 | en | Drama , Comedy , Family | More Info

Released: September. 16,2005 | Released Producted By: Outlaw Productions , Picturehouse Entertainment Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Peter Falk , Paul Reiser , Olympia Dukakis

Director

Carlos Osorio

Producted By

Outlaw Productions , Picturehouse Entertainment

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Peter Falk

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Reviews

SoniaRumzi If you have not seen this jewel of movies yet, you are in for a wonderful surprise. Between Riser and Falk, you cannot go wrong. Dialogue to die for. "Car rental? Car to rent. Just wanna rent a car. (anxious Riser)I know what it is. I was just thinking." (Mechanic in the boonies) ++++"Paris, Kenya and Bocca Raton we got it down to here. (Riser about his mom)"No one is going to Bocca Raton this time o' year? It's a hundred and thirty degrees there.""OK, somebody just shoot me would ya?" (Riser) +++++++++++OK, so you have to be there. Go see it. ONe of the most charming movies made. If you do not laugh out loud, then this is not the movie for you.It is about relationships, caring and much love.A wonderful movie to cherish.

John Oliver The movie gets to the guts of the tension between a son and a father.The brilliant dialog, lovely scenery and great acting serve as an excellent way to present the onion that keeps peeling back layers.The core issues of parenting, communication and manhood are explored indirectly.In fun ways the curtain is pulled back, the masks slip off a little and truths are exposed.All of this happens amidst a road trip format. The backdrop is rural New York state in the early fall just as the trees are changing colors. WOW!

mrcaw1 I won't go into too much detail about the plot of this movie as other reviewers have covered pretty much the same ground.Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed the film very much. Peter Falk's performance alone is reason enough to watch the film.A small scale 'road trip' movie with Falk & Paul Reiser in upstate NY in the fall is the setting for most of the action in the film.Very well written with an adult target audience in mind. Plenty of reality based humor & some well played drama give the film a feeling that it could be your own family.Really can't say enough about this film except that it's a damn shame that a lovely movie like this doesn't get more exposure while other trashy junk out there does.It's great to see Falk with a big leading man role again & he makes the most of it. It proves that his famous friend & writer/director John Casavettes was right in casting Falk in many of his ground breaking films of the 60s & 70s.

lemmmary I was looking through the movie listings in my area on yahoo and seen a movie that had not been advertised. I looked closer and noticed that Peter Falk and Paul Reiser were in it. Having watched "Mad about you", once, I was not a fan of Paul Reiser. However, I am a big fan of Peter Falk. So the spouse and I took a chance. We were both swept into this story. The beautiful scenery, the heartfelt acting and the sense of family and moral values that are seldom seen in movies and the world today. Not that sappy emoted junk, but real life situations from real life-like people. I even have to say, Paul Reiser was excellent, although, I still won't watch "Mad about you". I don't know where this movie has gone. I heard it was put out in limited release. It should be shared with the world. It is one of the finest movies I have seen. M.