Release Date: Nov. 22, 2011
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: Entertainment One
A dysfunction quartet takes a breather in The Family Tree.
A bizarre accident leaves a desperate housewife with a case of amnesia and a family that turns their dysfunctional setting up to “11″ in the 2011 independent comedy film The Family Tree.
The housewife who sets the story into motion is Serenity, Ohio’s Bunny Burnett (Hope Davis, TV’s Mildred Pierce), and her family includes husband Jack (Dermot Mulroney, Jolene) and their twin 17-year-olds Eric (Max Theriot, Chloe) and Kelly (Britt Robertson, Scream 4). One wouldn’t think that Bunny’s amnesiac condition couldn’t make things any better — the family’s “problems” include a stew of past relationships, kids with guns, suicidal teachers, a very zealous religious club, misinterpreted advances, corporate down-sizing and one very tricky mother-in-law — but, somehow, her loss of memory does wonders for everyone!
The first film directed by Vivi Friedman,...
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: Entertainment One
A dysfunction quartet takes a breather in The Family Tree.
A bizarre accident leaves a desperate housewife with a case of amnesia and a family that turns their dysfunctional setting up to “11″ in the 2011 independent comedy film The Family Tree.
The housewife who sets the story into motion is Serenity, Ohio’s Bunny Burnett (Hope Davis, TV’s Mildred Pierce), and her family includes husband Jack (Dermot Mulroney, Jolene) and their twin 17-year-olds Eric (Max Theriot, Chloe) and Kelly (Britt Robertson, Scream 4). One wouldn’t think that Bunny’s amnesiac condition couldn’t make things any better — the family’s “problems” include a stew of past relationships, kids with guns, suicidal teachers, a very zealous religious club, misinterpreted advances, corporate down-sizing and one very tricky mother-in-law — but, somehow, her loss of memory does wonders for everyone!
The first film directed by Vivi Friedman,...
- 10/13/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
The week before Hurricane Irene struck, I viewed a film that certainly could have benefitted from some of that storm's gusts.
The American indie The Family Tree does, truthfully, blow about quite a bit thanks to its choice cast (e.g. Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Selma Blair, Keith Carradine, Jane Seymour), but its overabundance of inane plot lines configured by screenwriter Mark Lisson and its unfocused direction by Vivi Friedman couldn't get a kite knee-level.
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The American indie The Family Tree does, truthfully, blow about quite a bit thanks to its choice cast (e.g. Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Selma Blair, Keith Carradine, Jane Seymour), but its overabundance of inane plot lines configured by screenwriter Mark Lisson and its unfocused direction by Vivi Friedman couldn't get a kite knee-level.
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- 8/30/2011
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
The world of modern American independent cinema is one with both many fans, and many critics. Often seen as either pretentious art house fair or broad, quirk-centric relationship-based dramadies, when films like Vivi Friedman’s The Family Tree pop up, comparisons to the works of auteurs like Wes Anderson or Jason Reitman are hard to both live up to, and also beat.
Seemingly cut from the same cloth that has bred films like The Darjeeling Limited or Juno, The Family Tree is the latest feature from Friedman, and features a top notch cast that does what they can with a relatively cliché script. However, the results are quite as memorable as either of its aforementioned brethren.
The Family Tree follows the story of a husband and wife, along with their two polar opposite children, as they deal with what life has dealt them. A God-fearing, gun loving son and a...
Seemingly cut from the same cloth that has bred films like The Darjeeling Limited or Juno, The Family Tree is the latest feature from Friedman, and features a top notch cast that does what they can with a relatively cliché script. However, the results are quite as memorable as either of its aforementioned brethren.
The Family Tree follows the story of a husband and wife, along with their two polar opposite children, as they deal with what life has dealt them. A God-fearing, gun loving son and a...
- 8/29/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
It’s times like this that make one rue the day American Beauty made it big. While it introduced millions to the beautiful style of Sam Mendes and cemented both Kevin Spacey and Chris Cooper as two of the more talented thespians around town (not to mention reviving Annette Bening’s career), it also opened the door for more than a decade’s worth of satirical suburban dark comedy-retreads, The Family Tree not discounted.
And though it starts dark (and funny) enough – with a mysterious tree-top peeping tom slipping from his perch and accidentally hanging himself by binocular strap – Vivi Friedman‘s film never finds a balance between comedy and drama, populating the plot with far too many characters and far too little depth.
The film stars Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Brittany Robertson and Max Thieriot as the Burnett family, a sad-sack group of people whose lives are made better when Bunnie,...
And though it starts dark (and funny) enough – with a mysterious tree-top peeping tom slipping from his perch and accidentally hanging himself by binocular strap – Vivi Friedman‘s film never finds a balance between comedy and drama, populating the plot with far too many characters and far too little depth.
The film stars Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Brittany Robertson and Max Thieriot as the Burnett family, a sad-sack group of people whose lives are made better when Bunnie,...
- 8/28/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Title: The Family Tree Director: Vivi Friedman (TV’s ‘Team Suomi’) Starring: Dermot Muloney, Hope Davis, Max Thieriot (‘My Soul to Take’), Brittany Robertson (TV’s ‘Life Unexpected’) People often wish they can re-set their lives to not only become happier, but to also get along better with their loved ones from whom they’ve become disconnected. This is one of the important life lessons presented in the new comedy-drama ‘The Family Tree,’ which presents a satirical view on a seemingly happy suburban American family, the Burnetts. While the Burnetts have what appears to be the perfect lifestyle, they’re really dealing with such serious issues as intolerance, infidelity, drugs and stereotypes, issues that...
- 8/27/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
Read our exclusive interview with filmmaker Vivi Friedman, who’s making her feature directorial debut with the comedy-drama ‘The Family Tree,’ which is now in select theaters. The film follows the dysfunctional Burnett family in suburban Serenity, Ohio, as wife and mother Bunnie, played by Hope Davis, develops short-term amnesia following an accident. She gets a second chance at happiness with her husband, Jack, portrayed by Dermot Mulroney, from who she was planning on divorcing before she was injured. Bunnie is also given a second chance to improve her relationships with her children, 17-year-old twins Kelly, played by Britt Robertson, and Eric, portrayed by Max Theriot. Friedman discusses with us, among...
- 8/27/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
If you think your family is crazy, you should see mine!
Isn’t that the old saying? What family is perfect, and what would define this perfect family? Certainly not the model perfect family are the Burnett family in Vivi Friedman’s darkly comedic drama debut The Family Tree, yet throughout the 90-minutes, a family might have only glimpses of happiness, and sometimes that might just be enough. It is for the Burnetts, and even through infidelity, armed robbery, job loss, and one over-bearing mother-in-law, all of the dysfunction just might be the normal fitting pieces for them to be happy. In a kaleidoscope of dark humor and drama, The Family Tree might be funniest jab at America’s dying family unit since TV’s Married…with Children.
The notion of a modern American family is, or has, greatly changed recently, but if this founding notion is going to survive,...
Isn’t that the old saying? What family is perfect, and what would define this perfect family? Certainly not the model perfect family are the Burnett family in Vivi Friedman’s darkly comedic drama debut The Family Tree, yet throughout the 90-minutes, a family might have only glimpses of happiness, and sometimes that might just be enough. It is for the Burnetts, and even through infidelity, armed robbery, job loss, and one over-bearing mother-in-law, all of the dysfunction just might be the normal fitting pieces for them to be happy. In a kaleidoscope of dark humor and drama, The Family Tree might be funniest jab at America’s dying family unit since TV’s Married…with Children.
The notion of a modern American family is, or has, greatly changed recently, but if this founding notion is going to survive,...
- 8/26/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
The Family Tree
Directed by: Vivi Friedman
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Christina Hendricks
Rating: R
Release Date: August 26, 2011 (limited)
Trailer Score: 5/10
Thoughts by Tsr: Every year there are a number of films I love and a number of films I hate. Then, of course, there is the middling ground filled with films I feel entirely indifferent to. These are the movies I don’t hate sitting through, but begin to fade the minute the theater lights come up. If this trailer is any indication, The Family Tree is a film that will fit comfortably into that middle category.
There isn’t anything I’d say I actively dislike about this red band trailer, but there certainly isn’t anything that gives me a reason to be excited to see it either. This trailer is filled will sex from beginning to end, but in this case sex doesn’t sell.
Directed by: Vivi Friedman
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Christina Hendricks
Rating: R
Release Date: August 26, 2011 (limited)
Trailer Score: 5/10
Thoughts by Tsr: Every year there are a number of films I love and a number of films I hate. Then, of course, there is the middling ground filled with films I feel entirely indifferent to. These are the movies I don’t hate sitting through, but begin to fade the minute the theater lights come up. If this trailer is any indication, The Family Tree is a film that will fit comfortably into that middle category.
There isn’t anything I’d say I actively dislike about this red band trailer, but there certainly isn’t anything that gives me a reason to be excited to see it either. This trailer is filled will sex from beginning to end, but in this case sex doesn’t sell.
- 8/25/2011
- by Shane T. Nier
- The Scorecard Review
The Family Tree Red Band Trailer. Vivi Friedman‘s The Family Tree (2010) red band movie trailer stars Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Gabrielle Anwar, Hope Davis, and Jane Seymour. The Family Tree‘s plot synopsis: “Life in suburban Serenity, Ohio is never quite as serene as it appears. The dysfunctional Burnett family – Bunnie (Hope Davis), Jack (Dermot Mulroney) and their twin 17 year olds Eric (Max Thieriot) and Kelly (Brittany Robertson) – seems like a lost cause. When a freak accident leaves Bunnie with a case of amnesia, the Burnetts get an unexpected second chance at happiness.
Meanwhile, next door neighbor Simon (Chi McBride) is relieved that his tryst gone wrong with Bunnie remains undetected, at least for the moment. Before long, a slew of past relationships, kids with guns, a suicidal teacher, a very zealous religious club, misinterpreted advances, corporate down-sizing, and one fateful squirrel combine to create enough mayhem to test the resolve,...
Meanwhile, next door neighbor Simon (Chi McBride) is relieved that his tryst gone wrong with Bunnie remains undetected, at least for the moment. Before long, a slew of past relationships, kids with guns, a suicidal teacher, a very zealous religious club, misinterpreted advances, corporate down-sizing, and one fateful squirrel combine to create enough mayhem to test the resolve,...
- 8/20/2011
- by Paul Clemens
- Film-Book
It’s not always the best sign when a movie is filled with actors you know, but you haven’t actually heard about the film until the week before it comes out. This is the case with The Family Tree, a raunchy comedy that’s directed by Vivi Friedman and stars Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Chi McBride, Selma Blair, and Christina Hendricks. Why is this just coming to my attention now?
Watching the trailer kind of answers this question. The jokes in it are almost exclusively sex gags, most of which feel like they’re trying way too hard. Seriously, the amount of gags relating to the physical act of love that are packed into a two-minute preview is sort of unreal, and I don’t mean that in a good way. Technically speaking, nothing about it stands out, but nothing seems off-putting, either — the movie simply looks unmemorable. Part...
Watching the trailer kind of answers this question. The jokes in it are almost exclusively sex gags, most of which feel like they’re trying way too hard. Seriously, the amount of gags relating to the physical act of love that are packed into a two-minute preview is sort of unreal, and I don’t mean that in a good way. Technically speaking, nothing about it stands out, but nothing seems off-putting, either — the movie simply looks unmemorable. Part...
- 8/20/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Check out the first official trailer and poster for director Vivi Friedman’s The Family Tree. Every family has its hang-ups.
Such a funny trailer and the perfect film going into the Fall & Awards season.
Synopsis:
Life in suburban Serenity, Ohio is never quite as serene as it appears. The dysfunctional Burnett family . Bunnie (Hope Davis), Jack (Dermot Mulroney) and their twin 17 year olds Eric (Max Thieriot) and Kelly (Britt Robertson) . seems like a lost cause. When a freak accident leaves Bunnie with a case of amnesia, the Burnetts get an unexpected second chance at happiness. Meanwhile, next door neighbor Simon (Chi McBride) is relieved that his tryst gone wrong with Bunnie remains undetected, at least for the moment. Before long, a slew of past relationships, kids with guns, a suicidal teacher, a very zealous religious club, misinterpreted advances, corporate down-sizing, and one fateful squirrel combine to create enough mayhem to test the resolve,...
Such a funny trailer and the perfect film going into the Fall & Awards season.
Synopsis:
Life in suburban Serenity, Ohio is never quite as serene as it appears. The dysfunctional Burnett family . Bunnie (Hope Davis), Jack (Dermot Mulroney) and their twin 17 year olds Eric (Max Thieriot) and Kelly (Britt Robertson) . seems like a lost cause. When a freak accident leaves Bunnie with a case of amnesia, the Burnetts get an unexpected second chance at happiness. Meanwhile, next door neighbor Simon (Chi McBride) is relieved that his tryst gone wrong with Bunnie remains undetected, at least for the moment. Before long, a slew of past relationships, kids with guns, a suicidal teacher, a very zealous religious club, misinterpreted advances, corporate down-sizing, and one fateful squirrel combine to create enough mayhem to test the resolve,...
- 7/13/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(June 2011)
Directed by: Vivi Friedman
Written by: Mark Lisson
Starring: Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson, Chi McBride, Max Thieriot, Rachael Leigh Cook, Keith Carradine, Selma Blair, Christina Hendricks, Madeline Zima, Shad Moss, Gabrielle Anwar, Evan Handler and Jane Seymour
A teeming cast inhabits this sprawling narrative from first-time feature director Vivi Friedman. And that seems to be the film’s problem — a lack of focus.
Opening with picturesque frames of manicured lawns, Volvo drivers and a priest smoking weed, “The Family Tree” begins with a family — constituted by Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson and Max Thieriot — on its emotional edge. So screwed up that she and her family are fired by their therapist (a minute turn by Rachael Leigh Cook), Davis’ Bunnie Burnett lives to turn on most of the town’s male population (other than her husband) until an accident delivers short-term...
(June 2011)
Directed by: Vivi Friedman
Written by: Mark Lisson
Starring: Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson, Chi McBride, Max Thieriot, Rachael Leigh Cook, Keith Carradine, Selma Blair, Christina Hendricks, Madeline Zima, Shad Moss, Gabrielle Anwar, Evan Handler and Jane Seymour
A teeming cast inhabits this sprawling narrative from first-time feature director Vivi Friedman. And that seems to be the film’s problem — a lack of focus.
Opening with picturesque frames of manicured lawns, Volvo drivers and a priest smoking weed, “The Family Tree” begins with a family — constituted by Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson and Max Thieriot — on its emotional edge. So screwed up that she and her family are fired by their therapist (a minute turn by Rachael Leigh Cook), Davis’ Bunnie Burnett lives to turn on most of the town’s male population (other than her husband) until an accident delivers short-term...
- 7/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(June 2011)
Directed by: Vivi Friedman
Written by: Mark Lisson
Starring: Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson, Chi McBride, Max Thieriot, Rachael Leigh Cook, Keith Carradine, Selma Blair, Christina Hendricks, Madeline Zima, Shad Moss, Gabrielle Anwar, Evan Handler and Jane Seymour
A teeming cast inhabits this sprawling narrative from first-time feature director Vivi Friedman. And that seems to be the film’s problem — a lack of focus.
Opening with picturesque frames of manicured lawns, Volvo drivers and a priest smoking weed, “The Family Tree” begins with a family — constituted by Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson and Max Thieriot — on its emotional edge. So screwed up that she and her family are fired by their therapist (a minute turn by Rachael Leigh Cook), Davis’ Bunnie Burnett lives to turn on most of the town’s male population (other than her husband) until an accident delivers short-term...
(June 2011)
Directed by: Vivi Friedman
Written by: Mark Lisson
Starring: Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson, Chi McBride, Max Thieriot, Rachael Leigh Cook, Keith Carradine, Selma Blair, Christina Hendricks, Madeline Zima, Shad Moss, Gabrielle Anwar, Evan Handler and Jane Seymour
A teeming cast inhabits this sprawling narrative from first-time feature director Vivi Friedman. And that seems to be the film’s problem — a lack of focus.
Opening with picturesque frames of manicured lawns, Volvo drivers and a priest smoking weed, “The Family Tree” begins with a family — constituted by Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson and Max Thieriot — on its emotional edge. So screwed up that she and her family are fired by their therapist (a minute turn by Rachael Leigh Cook), Davis’ Bunnie Burnett lives to turn on most of the town’s male population (other than her husband) until an accident delivers short-term...
- 7/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
From director Vivi Friedman comes The Family Tree, a star-packed indie that takes a soap opera plotline and turns it into a funny and sweet look at the very nature of family. Starring Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney as Bunnie and Jack Burnett, the already troubled couple (and family of teen twins) find their lives even more messy than usual when Bunnie gets hit with a case of amnesia. The Burnetts take a chance to turn their dysfunction back into function. The cast is rounded out by Max Thieriot, Britt Robertson, Chi McBride, Keith Carradine, Madeline Zima, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Christina Hendricks, Gabrielle Anwar, Evan Handler, and Jane Seymour.
Read more on First Look: Clip and photos from The Family Tree...
Read more on First Look: Clip and photos from The Family Tree...
- 6/16/2011
- by Kate Erbland
- GordonandtheWhale
Check out a movie clip and images from The Family Tree, starring Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot and Britt Robertson. Also in the cast are Chi McBride, Keith Carradine, Madeline Zima, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Christina Hendricks, Gabrielle Anwar, Evan Handler, and Jane Seymour. The film directed by Vivi Friedman from the script by Mark Lisson, opens August 26, 2011 via Entertainment One. Life in suburban Serenity, Ohio is never quite as serene as it appears. The dysfunctional Burnett family – Bunnie (Hope Davis), Jack (Dermot Mulroney) and their twin 17 year olds Eric (Max Thieriot) and Kelly (Britt Robertson) – seems like a lost cause. When a freak accident leaves Bunnie with a case of amnesia, the Burnetts get an unexpected second chance at happiness. Meanwhile...
- 6/16/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a movie clip and images from The Family Tree, starring Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot and Britt Robertson. Also in the cast are Chi McBride, Keith Carradine, Madeline Zima, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Christina Hendricks, Gabrielle Anwar, Evan Handler, and Jane Seymour. The film directed by Vivi Friedman from the script by Mark Lisson, opens August 26, 2011 via Entertainment One. Life in suburban Serenity, Ohio is never quite as serene as it appears. The dysfunctional Burnett family – Bunnie (Hope Davis), Jack (Dermot Mulroney) and their twin 17 year olds Eric (Max Thieriot) and Kelly (Britt Robertson) – seems like a lost cause. When a freak accident leaves Bunnie with a case of amnesia, the Burnetts get an unexpected second chance at happiness. Meanwhile...
- 6/16/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a movie clip and images from The Family Tree, starring Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot and Britt Robertson. Also in the cast are Chi McBride, Keith Carradine, Madeline Zima, Shad “Bow Wow” Moss, Christina Hendricks, Gabrielle Anwar, Evan Handler, and Jane Seymour. The film directed by Vivi Friedman from the script by Mark Lisson, opens August 26, 2011 via Entertainment One. Life in suburban Serenity, Ohio is never quite as serene as it appears. The dysfunctional Burnett family – Bunnie (Hope Davis), Jack (Dermot Mulroney) and their twin 17 year olds Eric (Max Thieriot) and Kelly (Britt Robertson) – seems like a lost cause. When a freak accident leaves Bunnie with a case of amnesia, the Burnetts get an unexpected second chance at happiness. Meanwhile...
- 6/16/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Vivi Friedman’s The Family Tree is being released by Entertainment One U.S. on August 26th for NYC and La. The film follows the dysfunctional Burnett family – Bunnie (Hope Davis), Jack (Dermot Mulroney) and their twin 17 year olds Eric (Max Thieriot) and Kelly (Britt Robertson) – seems like a lost cause. When a freak accident leaves Bunnie with a case of amnesia, the Burnetts get an unexpected second chance at happiness. Meanwhile, next door neighbor Simon (Chi McBride) is relieved that his tryst gone wrong with Bunnie remains undetected, at least for the moment. Before long, a slew of past relationships, kids with guns, a suicidal teacher, a very zealous religious club, misinterpreted advances, corporate down-sizing, and one fateful squirrel combine to create enough mayhem to test the resolve, sanity and future of any family!
Here’s a Nsfw teaser for the film:
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Here’s a Nsfw teaser for the film:
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- 6/16/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Entertainment One has now acquired the North American rights to “The Family Tree”, an offbeat comedy about a “contemporary American family” starring Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot, Brittany Robertson and Chi McBride and directed by Vivi Friedman. Entertainment One will release the film theatrically August 26 in New York and Los Angeles before distribution on home video, VOD, digital and television. “It is truly a pleasure to be releasing an independent feature like ‘The Family Tree’,” said Entertainment One’s U.S. President Michael E. Rosenberg. “With its smart script and incredible ensemble cast, we are confident that audiences will embrace the film and respond to its unique wit and charm.”...
- 6/15/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
Film starring Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Brittany Robertson and Chi McBride to open in New York City and Los Angeles on August 26th
New York . June 15, 2011 . Entertainment One has acquired North American rights to
The Family Tree, a hilarious, touching and offbeat comedy which explores the frailties and complexities of the contemporary American family, starring Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot, Brittany Robertson and Chi McBride. The acquisition was negotiated by Sejin Park, VP of Worldwide Acquisitions for Entertainment One, and producers Allan Jones and J. Todd Harris. Entertainment One will open the film August 26th with a platform theatrical release in New York City and Los Angeles prior to distribution on home video, VOD, digital and TV.
Entertainment One.s U.S. President Michael E. Rosenberg commented, .It is truly a pleasure to be releasing an independent feature like The Family Tree. With its smart script and incredible ensemble cast,...
New York . June 15, 2011 . Entertainment One has acquired North American rights to
The Family Tree, a hilarious, touching and offbeat comedy which explores the frailties and complexities of the contemporary American family, starring Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot, Brittany Robertson and Chi McBride. The acquisition was negotiated by Sejin Park, VP of Worldwide Acquisitions for Entertainment One, and producers Allan Jones and J. Todd Harris. Entertainment One will open the film August 26th with a platform theatrical release in New York City and Los Angeles prior to distribution on home video, VOD, digital and TV.
Entertainment One.s U.S. President Michael E. Rosenberg commented, .It is truly a pleasure to be releasing an independent feature like The Family Tree. With its smart script and incredible ensemble cast,...
- 6/15/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
North American rights to "The Family Tree" by Vivi Friedman has been picked up Entertainment One. The film, which about a contemporary American family starring Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot, Brittany Robertson and Chi McBride willopen August 26th with a platform theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles followed by release via home video, VOD, digital and TV. Full release follows: New York – June 14, 2011 – ...
- 6/14/2011
- Indiewire
Currently making rounds on the festival circuit, The Family Tree has been described as “a quirky” indie film that supposedly “packs in plenty of comedy, a pinch of pathos, an inkling of irony, a drop of drama, and just the right amount of excitement…”
Hope Davis stars as a restless housewife who hits her head during an illicit sexual encounter with her next-door neighbor (McBride) and winds up losing her memory. She can’t remember her husband (Mulroney) or her two teenage kids. While her amnesia provides the spark that her marriage has been missing, it allows the kids to run amok.
Written by Mark Lisson and directed by Vivi Friedman, the cast includes Chi McBride, Evan Ross, Bow Wow, Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Selma Blair, Christina Hendricks, Keith Carradine and more.
The film is the directorial debut of Friedman, a Finnish-born filmmaker best known for her work in commercials.
Hope Davis stars as a restless housewife who hits her head during an illicit sexual encounter with her next-door neighbor (McBride) and winds up losing her memory. She can’t remember her husband (Mulroney) or her two teenage kids. While her amnesia provides the spark that her marriage has been missing, it allows the kids to run amok.
Written by Mark Lisson and directed by Vivi Friedman, the cast includes Chi McBride, Evan Ross, Bow Wow, Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Selma Blair, Christina Hendricks, Keith Carradine and more.
The film is the directorial debut of Friedman, a Finnish-born filmmaker best known for her work in commercials.
- 11/23/2010
- by Cynthia
- ShadowAndAct
Myriad Pictures has acquired offshore rights to the Vivi Friedman-directed comedy The Family Tree. Scripted by Mark Lisson, the pic stars Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Selma Blair, Christina Hendricks, Max Thieriot, Jane Seymour, Rachael Leigh Cook and Bow Wow. Davis plays a restless housewife who bumps her head during an illicit encounter with her next door neighbor and loses her memory. Allan Jones, J. Todd Harris, Kathy Weiss and Mark Lisson produced it. Myriad will screen the pic at Afm and shop it. IP Advisors sold the pic and is brokering North American rights.
- 11/5/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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