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Writer (WGA):
Michael Hitchcock (written by)
Release Date:
14 August 1996 (USA)
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Home is where the hostages are. more
Plot:
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned...
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1 nomination
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(6 articles)
House Arrest to reveal the winners tomorrow
(From RealBollywood. 4 September 2009, 2:23 AM, PDT)
Livent Heads Drabinsky And Gottlieb Likely To Avoid Prison, Requesting House Arrest
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 August 2009, 10:26 AM, PDT)
(From RealBollywood. 4 September 2009, 2:23 AM, PDT)
Livent Heads Drabinsky And Gottlieb Likely To Avoid Prison, Requesting House Arrest
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 August 2009, 10:26 AM, PDT)
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good actors make it worthwhile
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kyle Howard | ... | Gregory Alan 'Grover' Beindorf |
| Herbert Russell | ... | T.J. Krupp (as Russel Harper) |
 | Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Janet Beindorf |
 | Kevin Pollak | ... | Ned Beindorf |
| Amy Sakasitz | ... | Stacy Beindorf |
| Mooky Arizona | ... | Matt Finley |
| Caroline Aaron | ... | Louise Finley |
| Alex Seitz | ... | Jimmy Finley |
| Josh Wolford | ... | Teddy Finley |
 | Wallace Shawn | ... | Victor 'Vic' Finley |
 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | ... | Brooke Figler |
 | Patrika Darbo | ... | Cafetaria Cashier |
| Ray Walston | ... | Chief Rocco |
 | Christopher McDonald | ... | Donald Krupp |
 | Colleen Camp | ... | Mrs. Burtis |
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Rated PG for thematic material and language.
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108 min
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Crew or equipment visible: The string pulling the chair away from the door can be clearly seen, as Mr. Beindorf is trying to break down the basement door.
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Quotes:
Grover:
Feel the fear... and go for it.
[finds Brooke]
Grover: You... owe me a quarter.
[Brooke bursts into tears]
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[finds Brooke]
Grover: You... owe me a quarter.
[Brooke bursts into tears]
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Movie Connections:
Features Falling Hare (1943)
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Soundtrack:
Bigelow Boom
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| Where did these guys go? | Blackcatt14 |
| That song? | phobos40000 |
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After learning that his parents are getting separated, a teenage boy is so shocked and distraught that he recruits his younger sister to help lock them in the basement in the desperate hope that they'll actually talk out their problems and come to a rational solution. It starts out as a good idea, until his friends bring over their parents and lock them into the basement as well. Film's premise is far-fetched and protracted, to be sure, but it benefits from a talented cast (especially Howard), believable characters, and a good sense of family values. Not easy to take seriously, but well-intended and not bad for what it is. **½