Home for the Holidays is a 1995 family comedy-drama film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Foster. The screenplay was written by W. D. Richter, based on a short story by Chris Radant. The film's score was composed by Mark Isham. The film's narrative follows Claudia Larson, a young woman who, after losing her job and having an affair with her ex-boss, finds out that her daughter has plans of her own; therefore, she may have to spend her Thanksgiving with her dysfunctional family.
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Directed by | Jodie Foster |
Produced by | Jodie Foster Peggy Rajski |
Screenplay by | W. D. Richter |
Story by | Chris Radant |
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Music by | Mark Isham |
Cinematography | Lajos Koltai |
Edited by | Lynzee Klingman |
Production company | Egg Pictures |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (North American theatrical) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (International theatrical and home media) |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20 million |
Box office | $17.5 million |
The film features an ensemble cast, including: Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Geraldine Chaplin, Steve Guttenberg, Cynthia Stevenson, Claire Danes, Austin Pendleton, and David Strathairn.
Home for the Holidays was released theatrically on November 3, 1995, by Paramount Pictures in North America and by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics who appreciated Foster's direction and Hunter and Downey's performances, but criticised the screenplay. The film was a commercial failure, grossing $17.5 million against a budget of $20 million.
Screenplay
Claudia Larson, a single mom who has just been fired from her job as an art restorer due to budget cuts, flies from Chicago to spend Thanksgiving at the Baltimore home of her parents, Adele and Henry Larson, while her only child Kitt decides to stay home and spend the holiday with her boyfriend. As she is dropping her mother off at the airport, Kitt informs Claudia that she intends to have sex with her boyfriend for the first time while she's gone. While on the plane, Claudia makes a phone call to Tommy, her younger brother and confidant who she believes won't be attending the Thanksgiving dinner, telling him that she lost her job, made out with her boss, and knows that her daughter is going to sleep with her boyfriend.
When Claudia arrives at the airport, she is greeted by her parents, who drive her to their home and help her unpack. Claudia remarks that she's thinking of looking into new careers, and her mother concludes that Claudia lost her job, which she initially denies. That night, Tommy arrives with his new friend Leo Fish, whom Claudia believes to be his boyfriend. Claudia is glad to see her brother but fears that he and Jack, his boyfriend, have broken up.
The next day, more family members arrive, including their eccentric Aunt Glady (Adele's sister), who once was a very bright Latin teacher now shows signs of dementia. While returning home after picking up groceries, Claudia runs into a girl she used to go to school with. As Claudia feels diminished by talk of her divorce, Leo poses as Claudia's new husband. The next family member to arrive is Claudia's resentful, conservative sister, Joanne Larson Wedman, accompanied by her stuffy banker brother-in-law Walter and their two spoiled children.
On Thanksgiving Day, a series of mishaps occur. Aunt Glady professes her love for Henry, and Tommy accidentally spills the turkey all over Joanne. Joanne, in turn, reveals to everyone that Tommy married his boyfriend Jack in a beach wedding several months before. Their parents are hurt that they weren't told, and Adele retreats to a hidden room by the kitchen, where Claudia attempts to console her.
After the meal, Tommy, Leo, Walter, and the children play football while Henry washes the Wedmans' car. When the football hits the car, however, Walter shoves Tommy onto the ground and threatens him. Henry sprays them with water, and the Wedmans jump into the car and leave, soapsuds and all.
The family returns inside, where they talk for a while. Kitt calls Claudia to say that she's fine and she's decided not to sleep with her boyfriend. The phone rings a second time, and Henry answers; it turns out to be Jack calling. Before handing the phone over to Tommy, Henry says that he's happy for both of them.
Adele insists that Claudia and Leo drive Aunt Glady home, then deliver leftovers to Joanne's family. Claudia goes down to the Wedmans' basement, where Joanne is exercising, to talk to her. Joanne says, "If I just met you on the street...if you gave me your phone number, I’d throw it away." Claudia responds "We don’t have to like each other, we're family".
On the drive home, Leo tells Claudia that Tommy showed him a picture of her, and he came to Thanksgiving to meet her. The two talk for a while in the living room at her parents' house; but Tommy, who is sleeping on the floor, wakes up and reminds Leo that they have to get an early start in the morning. Claudia retreats upstairs to her room; Leo follows her, but is unable to persuade her to let him in.
Early the next morning, Claudia wakes up and sees Tommy and Leo driving away. She goes downstairs and reminisces with her father for a while, before being taken to the airport and getting on her plane. Before the plane takes off, Leo gets in the seat next to her, and they fly back to Chicago together.
- Holly Hunter as Claudia Larson
- Robert Downey Jr. as Tommy Larson
- Anne Bancroft as Adele Larson
- Claire Danes as Kitt Larson
- Charles Durning as Henry Larson
- Dylan McDermott as Leo Fish
- Austin Pendleton as Peter Arnold
- Geraldine Chaplin as Aunt Glady
- Steve Guttenberg as Walter Wedman
- Cynthia Stevenson as Joanne Larson Wedman
- David Strathairn as Russell Terziak
- Emily Ann Lloyd as Brittany Lace Wedman
- Zach Duhame as Walter Wedman, Jr.
Screenwriter W. D. Richter adapted a short story by Chris Radant that appeared in the Boston Phoenix. Executive producer Stuart Kleinman sent Jodie Foster the screenplay with a note that said, "It's a complete mess and I love it." Foster agreed and decided that it would be her second directorial effort (the first was Little Man Tate). Castle Rock Films was originally going to finance the film but canceled. Foster's own production company, Egg Productions, acquired Richter's screenplay. She struck a deal with Paramount Pictures to distribute the film theatrically and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment to handle the international rights and domestic video and pay TV. These rights now belong to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer through their acquisition of PolyGram's pre-1996 library.
Foster said, "The great challenge was to find a beautiful idea to pull through it, a narrative line that would make the story work." Foster met with Richter and together they brainstormed and "had great fun thinking up new details and lives and clearing up the relationships," Foster remembers. They worked on the script so that the film reflected Foster's point of view and her own life experiences. She showed the first draft to Holly Hunter who agreed to star after reading it. Working with a $20 million budget, Foster spent ten weeks filming in Baltimore with a two-week rehearsal period. She used this time to get input from the actors about dialogue. If a scene of speech did not ring true, she wanted to know. She picked the city because it was the "prototype of the American city. It's dangerous, east coasty, urban. Yet it still has a hopeful quality to it." Principal photography began February 1995. Filming of the Thanksgiving dinner took more than ten days, using 64 turkeys, 20 pounds of mashed potatoes, 35 pounds of stuffing, 44 pies, 30 pounds of sweet potatoes, 18 bags of mini-marshmallows and 50 gallons of juice that stood in for wine. Foster allowed Robert Downey Jr. to improvise, which got him excited about making films again after a period of time where he became disillusioned with acting.
Home for the Holidays (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 1995 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 47:14 |
Label | Mercury Records |
Producer | Mark Isham |
Soundtrack | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Track listing
Box office
Home for the Holidays was released on November 3, 1995 in 1,000 theaters and grossed US$4 million in its opening weekend. It went on to make $17.5 million in North America.
Reviews
The film received a 63% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and a 56 metascore at Metacritic. In his three and half star review, Roger Ebert praised Foster's a
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