Release Date
October 17, 2003 (LA/NY)
DVD Release Date
February 24, 2004 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Peter Hedges
Writer
Peter Hedges
Cast
Alison Pill, John Gallagher Jr., Susan Bruce, Derek Luke, Sean Hayes, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Katie Holmes
Studio
Running Time
81 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality, drug content and images of nudity
April Burns (Holmes) is a 21-year-old wild child with a very big problem. Against her better judgment, she's invited her straightlaced family for Thanksgiving dinner. Her boyfriend, Bobby, wants to help, but she banishes him from the apartment while she attempts to cook the meal. To make matters worse, she then discovers that her oven doesn't work. So, while April is forced to ask her eccentric neighbors for help in cooking her fifteen pound turkey,... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
A comedy based around the creation of a Thanksgiving dinner and that follows the adventures of a quirky family as they struggle to keep things glued together sounds like it should be the next National Lampoon's movie, but instead turns out to be something not nearly as good. Pieces of April proves that more is needed to make a movie than just a handheld digital camera. Full movie review »
