
"After moving to a small, rural town, uptight Joel Bixby (Tony Award-nominee John Cariani, Showtime, Kissing Jessica Stein), is invited by an agreeable new acquaintance to join a group of townsmen who meet in a ramshackle room at the edge of town. Normally a loner, Joel finds himself enamored by boisterous, fast food connoisseur Leo Applegate (Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Edward Asner, Up, Elf, TV's Lou Grant and The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and reluctantly agrees to go. Unkno... (Full plot summary below)
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"After moving to a small, rural town, uptight Joel Bixby (Tony Award-nominee John Cariani, Showtime, Kissing Jessica Stein), is invited by an agreeable new acquaintance to join a group of townsmen who meet in a ramshackle room at the edge of town. Normally a loner, Joel finds himself enamored by boisterous, fast food connoisseur Leo Applegate (Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Edward Asner, Up, Elf, TV's Lou Grant and The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and reluctantly agrees to go. Unknowingly the "replacement" for a beloved member who recently passed away, Joel meets the group's other surviving members and is swept up in their strange lives, but struggles with their secretive purpose for gathering ... until he realizes each of them is as lost as himself. Gleeful Dink (Jack Kehler, Men in Black II, The Big Lebowski), who deeply loves his bald wife, is "in touch" with his feminine side; Perry (David Wells, Basic Instinct, Starman, Beverly Hills Cop), a former minister, is suffering a crisis of faith; and volatile Nick (Mark Fite, Fight Club, Godzilla, Independence Day), who lost his job and family, also seeks a miracle. As the men grapple with their worries and unraveling lives, Joel finally learns their mysterious purpose in this off-beat comedy (based on the hit play) about the healing power of friendship.
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| User ReviewJ SEach character has his own struggle. The group comes together with both humor and drama to support and comfort each other. A little slow moving at first but stick with it. A nice testament to the Human Family. |
| User ReviewJohn R170212: From the start, this film turned me off. It seemed all about Leo (Ed Asner) and Asner's needs, desires. Perhaps it was. But, I stayed the course and saw Elephant Sighs through to the end. More than likely I heard the call. The last ten minutes of this film makes up for all the pain suffered on the way. Maybe life is like that? I hope it is. If you find this film in your possession, who knows if you'll see it through? If you do, hopefully you'll see some value in the time spent. On a seemingly black dog Sunday morning, I did. |
| User ReviewBaruch Lalthough the movie sucks - it worth watching |
| User ReviewJonathan IMeh. This may have been more interesting if it were a play, but as a film....it's fairly boring. A few points of unintentional hilarity. |