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Director:
Jonathan Parker
Writers:
Jonathan Parker (writer)
Catherine DiNapoli (writer)
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Release Date:
21 October 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
All is fair in love and real estate.
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Noah Wyle ... Gavin Ransom

Illeana Douglas ... Olive Ransom

Kate Mara ... Zoe Tripp

Cloris Leachman ... Eileen Boatwright

Joanne Whalley ... Luna

Keith Carradine ... Elton Tripp

Valerie Perrine ... Lenora Tripp

Jane Lynch ... Sybill Platt

Michael Panes ... Marion Pardon

Erika Luckett ... Mary Ann
Will Marchetti ... Mayor
Charles Martinet ... City Councilman
Richard Gross ... Contractor

Jarion Monroe ... Architect

Elisabeth Nunziato ... Real Estate Broker
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.
Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Kentfield, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Activist: Gavin Ransom, when will you stop cutting down trees?
Gavin Ransom: When people stop living in houses.
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Movie Connections:
Remake of The Bostonians (1984) more
Soundtrack:
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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Bostonians and Californians, 22 May 2006
6/10
Author: jotix100 from New York

One has to wonder how did Henry James novel "The Bostonians" inspired Jonathan Parker into re-telling it using themes of ecology, greed and love in the Californian landscape of Marin County. The basic problem with the film is that it throws a lot of ideas around, but eventually none of them come to be realized.

The idea that a young woman, Zoe, the daughter of progressive parents that are into the environment and that falls for the greedy developer, Gavin,is something that doesn't pan well. The same goes for Olive, the sister of Gavin who is opposed to all his big plans to create a gated community where multi-million dollar homes are going to built.

The only interesting thing in the film is the cast that Mr. Parker attracted. Noah Wyle, Ileana Douglas, Kate Mora, Joanne Whalley, Keith Carradine, Cloris Leachman, and Valerie Perrine, are among the players of this satirical film that doesn't live to its premise.

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