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2004
1h 24m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2004

Runtime

1h 24m

Storyline

A gifted high-school student flubs her college admissions interviews for the most unexpected reasons in this independent coming-of-age drama. Cynical, world-weary Evie is more interested in taking care of her family than getting into the Ivy League institutions for which she seems destined. Dad Harry spends all his time building model trains in the basement, while workaholic mom Martha depends on Evie to take care of her other daughter, developmentally challenged Emily. When she's not busy reading poetry to her sister Emily, Evie hangs out with James (Fran Kranz), the sensitive boy next door, whose romantic overtures prove too confusing to acknowledge. College also seems too daunting, so Evie deliberately blows one university interview after another in the hopes of staying at home as her sister's keeper. Meanwhile, Evie begins passing off her own poems as Emily's, fuelling the belief that her brain-damaged sister is actually a literary savant.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Oct 16, 2004
Languages
English
Director
Melissa Painter
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

14 Cast Members

Lauren Ambrose

Lauren Ambrose

Evie Brighton

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Martha Brighton

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Steward Worthy

Fran Kranz

Fran Kranz

James Parks

Taylor Roberts

Taylor Roberts

Emily Brighton

John Savage

John Savage

Harry Brighton

Vernee Watson

Vernee Watson

Stanford Interviewer

Scott Adsit

Scott Adsit

Harvard Interviewer

Benjamin Pratt

Dartmouth Interviewer

Paul Ryan

Man

Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino

Amherst Interviewer

Joyce Schweickert

Saleslady

Storm Large

Storm Large

TV Host

Jennifer Schweickert

Librarian

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