Birds of America (film)
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| Birds of America | |
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| Directed by | Craig Lucas |
| Produced by | Daniela Taplin Lundberg Jana Edelbaum Celine Rattray Galt Niederhoffer |
| Written by | Elyse Friedman |
| Starring | Matthew Perry Ben Foster Ginnifer Goodwin Lauren Graham |
| Cinematography | Yaron Orbach |
| Editing by | Eric Kissack |
| Distributed by | Myriad Pictures (International) |
| Release date(s) | 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Birds of America is an offbeat American family dramedy directed by Craig Lucas, written by Elyse Friedman, and starring Matthew Perry. It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It was produced by Plum Pictures.
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[edit] Plot
A middle-class man, who had to finish raising his odd younger siblings when his parents died, is forced to take them under his roof when they show up needing a place to stay.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Matthew Perry as Morrie Tanager, an uptight middle-class man who has to deal with his reckless siblings[1]
- Ben Foster as Jay, Morrie's younger brother who is prone to antisocial experiments[1]
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Ida, Morrie's younger sister who is a "promiscuous, broke, itinerant artist"[1]
- Lauren Graham as Betty, Morrie's wife[1]
- Gary Wilmes as Paul[1], Morrie's and Betty's neighbor as well as a tenured professor at Morrie's school.
- Hilary Swank as Laura, Paul's wife[1]
- Zoë Kravitz as Gillian[1], Jay's wife.
- Daniel Eric Gold as Gary[1], Ida's former boyfriend and Paul's brother.
[edit] Production
The film was shot primarily in Darien, Connecticut.
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