A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task an... Read allA father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations
- Peter
- (as Wally Wolodarsky)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhile this film is fictional, director and screenwriter Maya Forbes loosely based the story and its characters on her life growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the late 1970s. After the end credits roll, a picture of Forbes' real-life parents appears, upon whom the movie is based.
- GoofsOn a book shelf there are various board games in the background, including "Trivial Pursuit." The movie is set in 1978, Trivial Pursuit was not released on the market until 1982.
- Quotes
Cam Stuart: There is a semi-private stairwell
[Maggie bursts out laughing]
Cam Stuart: in our apartment building. What do you say?
Maggie Stuart: Oh. My stairwell days are over.
[Walks away]
Cam Stuart: You had stairwell days?
- SoundtracksAmen
Performed by The Brentford Choir
Recorded for Tabernacle a division of Studio One Records, Jamaica, West Indies
Courtesy of Soul Jazz Records, London, England
I laughed a lot and I really appreciated insight into the world of bi-polar craziness depicted with an even hand and so much love. It was also a skillful depiction of a chaotic 1970's childhood.
This is the director's first feature film, but she knocked it out of the park. Although I would say that casting Mark Ruffalo as a Boston WASP is improbable, it worked for me. The scenes of his extended family are worth the price of admission alone.
Zoe Saldana makes the move possible as she loves everything about Mark Ruffalo that anyone does. I do not know Mark Ruffalo, but I know that he is smart, good-looking, interesting and an exceptionally warm person. The miracle is that this film-maker can tell the story of a difficult youth without any rancor and with insights which are subtle, heart-breaking and hilarious.
The children in this film give it great authenticity. I vote for them!
- juliasf
- Sep 11, 2014
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,430,655
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $47,000
- Jun 21, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $2,071,383
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1