The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.
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- TriviaIn segment one, "The Stranger", Piper Laurie played the same type of verbally abusive mother that she portrayed in the original Carrie (1976) 30 years earlier. In both movies, she throws a drink in her daughter's face.
- GoofsWhen Melora meets Rosetta, her face is beaten up. When she takes Rosetta out to eat, her face looks normal. When she drops Rosetta back at the motel, her face is a mess again.
- Quotes
Melora: Did she tell you why she ran away?
Rosetta: She probably wasn't happy
Melora: Did she tell you why?
Rosetta: Other than her stepfather sticking his dick in her? I don't think so, she probably thought "hey man fuck it, if I'm going to do it I might as well get paid" and her mother was too much of a dish rag to do anything about it, you know typical the husband or the kids they always trust the husband...
Melora: Did she tell you that?
Rosetta: What?
Melora: That her mother knew and chose him?
Rosetta: She probably likes it right? Probably took some of the load off, like having one of your kids help with the laundry
Melora: [starts crying]
Rosetta: You her mom?
- Alternate versionsIn the theatrical release, there are two references to Arden's dead brother: when her mother mentions him, causing Arden's frenzy, and when she packs his picture before she leaves. There is an extended sequence that shed light on this relationship, and the shared tragedy that bound Arden to her mother for many years.
Leah (Rose Byrne) is a dutiful fragile daughter. Her parents (Mary Steenburgen, Bruce Davison) is still searching for their missing daughter for 15 years. Leah suffers from the oppressive need to find her sister.
Ruth (Mary Beth Hurt) and Carl (Nick Searcy) are a fighting couple with a storage place. She finds some troubling things in one of the storage lockers.
Melora (Marcia Gay Harden) has come to L.A. looking for her runaway daughter last seen as a 16 year old Krista (Brittany Murphy). She befriends Krista's former roommate Rosetta (Kerry Washington).
Usually a multi-storyline movie like this can be a problem. The common trouble happens when some of the story really disappoints. The good news for this movie is that every story is compelling with great actors. The movie starts with the amazing Toni Collette and never really declines in the class of acting. Director/writer Karen Moncrieff has crafted a very simple story. It's the powerful acting that elevates the movie.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $19,875
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,613
- Dec 31, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $905,291
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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