Marvin's Room
A story about the years that keep us apart...
And the moments that bring us together.
Open your heart. There's room.
USA December 25, 1996
Synopsis: Years ago, Lee (Meryl Streep) left home to pursue a romance
while her older sister Bessie (Diane Keaton) made the decision to go to
their home in Florida to look after their bedridden father Marvin
(Hume Cronyn) and child-like Aunt Ruth (Gwen Verdon). After an
examination by the comically confused Dr. Wally (Robert De Niro),
Bessie must confront the fact that she has developed leukemia,
and the family care-giver now needs care herself.
Reluctantly, Lee decides to take her troubled son Hank (Leonardo
DiCaprio) and his younger brother Charlie (Hal Scardino) from
their home in Ohio to Florida for her first visit to her family
in 17 years. Relations are still as strained as they always were,
and even a seemingly harmless family outing at Disney World gets
off to a rocky start. Marvin's Room is alternately touching and
funny as this dysfunctional family takes a journey of self-
discovery and reconciliation and learns to reach out to one
another. source
Language: English
Produced by: Miramax
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Cast (in alphabetical order)
John Callahan
Hume Cronyn .... Marvin
Robert De Niro .... Doctor Wally
Leonardo DiCaprio .... Hank
Diane Keaton .... Bessie
Kelly Ripa
Hal Scardino .... Charlie
Meryl Streep .... Lee
Gwen Verdon .... Ruth
Written by
Scott McPherson
Music by
Thomas Newman
Production Design by
David Gropman
Costume Design by
Julie Weiss
Film Editing by
Jim Clark
Produced by
Jane Rosenthal
Scott Rudin
Adam Schroeder (co-producer)
Other crew
Peter Rogness (art director)
Maurice Schell (supervising sound editor)
Links:
Miramax Films Site
Cinemania Fall Movies Preview
Meryl Streep Online
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