The Other Sister (1999)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

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:

Danny and Carla's last names are the same as the firm Darrin worked for on the classic sitcom "Bewitched" (1964): McMann and Tate.

Goofs:

Continuity: Carla's skirt is different when she ask the bus driver which bus to take and when she gets off the bus.

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:

She Drives Me Crazy

An Excellent, must see movie of love and overcoming adversity.

Juliet Lewis shines as 'Carla', a 'backwards' girl returning from special school, who is determined to make her own way in the world. She meets the similarly unique Danny (Ribisi).

The two soon fall in love, and face a life of difficulty and adversity, both from the 'outside' world because of the way they are, and between one another.

Lewis is magnificent and convincing, portraying both a young woman in love facing life, and a woman with learning difficulties. Ribisi is just as magnificent as the sensitive Danny.

Their innocence and forthright honesty on the one hand, will both shock you and disarm you, while the normality of these 'abnormal' people will truly make you rethink your attitude towards those who are not 'like us'.

I use inverted commas because, with this movie, nothing is certain, and old prejudice is challenged and overcome, as these two beautiful people overcome their adversities.

This movie will make you laugh, cry, and cheer. It is a romantic comedy par excellence. Even those who dislike most 'Rom-coms' will love this movie.

Buy it or rent it, but either way see this movie, it will change you deeply.

10 out of 10