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Fay Grim (2007)

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Release Date: May 18, 2007 (Limited)
On DVD: May 22, 2007
Genre: Comedy, Suspense
Running Time: 118 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and some sexuality.
Director: Hal Hartley
Writer: Hal Hartley
Cast: Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum, Thomas Jay Ryan, Saffron Burrows, D.J. Mendel, Liam Aiken, Megan Gay, Leo Fitzpatrick, Jasmin Tabatabai, Chuck Montgomery, James Urbaniak

Fay Grim, a single Mom from Woodside, Queens, is afraid her 14 year old son, Ned, will grow up to be like his father, Henry, who has been missing for seven years. Fay's brother Simon is serving ten years in prison for aiding in Henry's escape from the law. In the quiet of his cell, Simon has had time to think about the tumultuous years of Henry's presence among them--chronicled in Hartley's earlier film "Henry Read more

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Grade: B- The DVD cover of Fay Grim shows Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum, a bunch of other lesser-known actors and a quote from John Nein at the Sundance Film Festival that says, "Hal Hartley's smartest, funniest film in years." Needless to say, I was expecting an indie comedy. Never mind that the cover also shows Saffron Burrows holding a gun.

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