The Other Sister (1999)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers (WGA):

Alexandra Rose (story) &
Blair Richwood (story) ...

Release Date:

26 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A love story for the romantically challenged.

Plot:

A mentally retarded girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Interrupted Wedding | Father Daughter Relationship | Dog | Bakery

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Juliette Lewis	...	Carla Tate
Diane Keaton	...	Elizabeth Tate
Tom Skerritt	...	Dr. Radley Tate
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Daniel McMann
Poppy Montgomery	...	Caroline Tate
Sarah Paulson	...	Heather Tate
Linda Thorson	...	Drew Evanson
Joe Flanigan	...	Jeff Reed
Juliet Mills	...	Winnie the Maid
Tracy Reiner	...	Michelle
Hope Alexander-Willis	...	Marge
Harvey Miller	...	Dr. Johnson
Hector Elizondo	...	Ernie
Almayvonne	...	Rachel - Tech School (as Alma Yvonne)
Marvin Braverman	...	Uncle Sam Teacher - Tech School

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving sex related material.

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | UK:15 (tv rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36345)

Filming Locations:

All Saint's Episcopal Church - 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Mandeville Films

Trivia:

Juliette Lewis is singing the last song, "Come Rain or Come Shine", at the end of the credit roll.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Carla tells her father she likes to call Daniel, Danny when he comes to pick her up from school. Throughout the rest of the movie, she never calls him Danny, only Daniel.

Quotes:

Daniel McMann: I love you every minute. I love you more than band music and cookie-making.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (1999-03-06)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

At Last

The best movie I've seen in years.

I am an avid movie fan. I see one-two movies per week and this is the best one I've seen in a really long time. Juliette Lewis and Giovanni Ribisi both put in fabulous performances, as did Diane Keaton.

I laughed, cried and waited in anticipation for the next scene. As a mother, I struggled right along with Diane Keaton as to what was really best for her daughter. I saw this movie with my fourteen year old daughter, who was also touched by the portrayals.

Rarely do I pay full price to see a movie again, but I know I will be taking other people to see this movie. The first being my older daughter who is also striving to gain her independence, but still remain connected to her family.