Eulogy
- Director: Michael Clancy
- Writer: Michael Clancy
- Producer: Daniel Baur; Kirk D'Amico
CGiii Comment
Dysfunction is a Hollywood staple - and, this little sleeper has a witty script and one serious laugh-out-loud moment.
There are some silly and unnecessary scenes (with Rip Torn) - mildly entertaining for those lazy afternoons.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
When three generations of a dysfunctional family gather in Rhode Island to bury the family patriarch, members of the Collins clan are at each other's throats in no time. Son Daniel is a secret porn actor, and daughter Lucy is a lesbian. Lucy totes along her lover Judy to the outrage of Lucy's aggressively neurotic sister Alice, whose hysterical overreaction to the pair's marriage plans ought to tell everyone something. Rounding out the delightful crowd are dim brother Skip, whose unfailingly rude twin sons offer caustic commentary on their elders' infantile predilections; matriarchal widow Charlotte, who becomes so justifiably distraught at the insanity of her children she tries to commit suicide; and Kate, a confused but comely college freshman who juggles preparation of the eulogy with internal debate over what to do with her childhood friend-turned-suitor, Ryan.
Cast & Characters
Hank Azaria as Daniel Collins;
Jesse Bradford as Ryan Carmichael;
Zooey Deschanel as Kate Collins;
Glenne Headly as Samantha;
Famke Janssen as Judy Arnolds;
Piper Laurie as Charlotte Collins;
Kelly Preston as Lucy Collins;
Ray Romano as Skip Collins;
Rip Torn as Edmund Collins;
Debra Winger as Alice Collins;
Micole Mercurio as Delilah the Neighbor;
Lucy Boyle as Girl in Dorm Room;
Tania Gunadi as Girl in Dorm Room;
Kevin Ruf as Commercial Dad;
Alex Moore as Young Daniel