It Runs in the Family (2003)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writer (WGA):

Jesse Wigutow (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Some families can survive anything. Even each other.

Plot:

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.

Plot Keywords:

College | Premarital Sex | Lawyer | Hypodermic Needle | Fishing

Cast

Michael Douglas	...	Alex Gromberg
Kirk Douglas	...	Mitchell Gromberg
Rory Culkin	...	Eli Gromberg
Cameron Douglas	...	Asher Gromberg
Diana Douglas	...	Evelyn Gromberg
Michelle Monaghan	...	Peg Maloney
Geoffrey Arend	...	Malik
Sarita Choudhury	...	Suzie
Irene Gorovaia	...	Abby Staley
Annie Golden	...	Deb
Mark Hammer	...	Stephen Gromberg
Audra McDonald	...	Sarah Langley
Josh Pais	...	Barney
Bernadette Peters	...	Rebecca Gromberg
Louie Torrellas	...	Jeremy

Also Known As:

A Few Good Years (USA) (working title)
Family Business (UK) (TV title)
Family Jewels (USA) (working title)
Smack in the Kisser (USA) (working title)
Smack in the Puss (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual material and language.

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Denmark:7 | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Buena Vista International

Trivia:

When Asher is working on his writing project, he is seen changing the title from "Smack in the Puss" to "Smack in the Kisser" to "Family Jewels"; these were early script titles for this movie.

Quotes:

Mitchell Gromberg: Alex, you're a much better father than I was.
Alex Gromberg: Thank you. But you didn't exactly set the bar all that high.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Family Makes You Nuts: The Making of 'It Runs in the Family' (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

You'll Never Know

I liked it

I'll start off by saying I liked this film. Yes, stone

me to death or whatever, but I felt this film was rather decent in all respects. While I was surprised by the more dramatic tone to the film, the drama proved to be a welcomed surprise. It's a bit interesting to see virtually the entire Douglas family involved in this movie, which makes watching the interaction between the characters feel rather eerie. However, it was good to see Kirk Douglas in a movie again, and it only seemed fitting he do it with much of his extended family. Heart warming in many parts, it's not as bad of a movie as many critics made it out to be.