The Thing About My Folks
The Thing About My Folks

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Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that's for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam's wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Thing About My Folks:

Peter Falk
Paul Reiser
Olympia Dukakis
Elizabeth Perkins
Mackenzie Connolly
Ann Dowd

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Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that's for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam's wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers close at hand, as do love and hope. Where Sam's wife is - and why she left - leads to the movie's resolution.

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L.A. Weekly - 7/10 by Ella TaylorRaymond De Felitta's directing is straightforward, tactful, lyrical where necessary and never mawkish, and though Reiser's script offers no grand insights, it's full of sharply observed and funny detail.
The Hollywood Reporter - 7/10 by Sheri LindenAvoids easy shtick and saccharine conclusions, opting instead for character dynamics that the two leads deliver with consummate skill.
TV Guide Magazine - 6/10 by Maitland McDonaghIf only Reiser or director Raymond De Felitta had been able to resist the fart jokes and the sloppy male-bonding scenes, this could have been a terrific little movie. As it is, it's shamelessly manipulative shtick brightened by sharply drawn supporting performances.
Variety - 6/10 by Robert KoehlerGood-natured but only memorable as a platform for the amusingly feisty Peter Falk, The Thing About My Folks plies a light approach to the problems grown children face when their parents appear on the verge of divorce.
Entertainment Weekly - 6/10 by Scott BrownThing is Woody Allen on a third-grade reading level. Neurosis abounds, but awareness doesn't, and certain ''jokes'' demand additional therapy.
New York Post - 6/10 by Lou LumenickDirector Raymond de Felitta, who directed a little-seen gem called "Two Family House" a few years ago, gives Falk plenty of room to do his thing. There's an underlying emotional truth even in scenes that seem terribly contrived.
Chicago Sun-Times - 6/10 by Roger EbertThe movie is sort of a sideways version of "Sideways," even down to a scene where the two men join two women for dinner. The difference is, in "Sideways" the guys desperately want to impress the women, and in The Thing About My Folks, they want to impress each other.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 6/10 by Carrie RickeySo powerful and tender are the scenes between Falk and Dukakis that by movie's end, I was wishing that the film had been more about the marriage of Sam and Muriel and less about the father and son.
Chicago Reader - 6/10 by Jonathan RosenbaumFalk throws himself into the part and almost single-handedly enables this comedy drama to transcend some of its sitcom limitations.
The New York Times - 5/10 by Janet MaslinDespite the grumpy, flatulent behavior the script demands of him, Mr. Falk rises above the treacly shenanigans.

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