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Synopsis (from InDigEnt site) : April Burns (Katie Holmes) is a 21-year-old wild child with a very big problem.
Against her better judgment, she's invited her straightlaced family for
Thanksgiving dinner. Her boyfriend, Bobby, wants to help, but she banishes him
from the apartment while she attempts to cook the meal. To make matters worse,
she then discovers that her oven doesn't work. So, while April is forced to ask
her eccentric neighbors for help in cooking her fifteen pound turkey, the Burns
Family begins a reluctant journey from suburban Pennsylvania toward New York
City's Lower East Side. April's Dad, Jim Burns (Oliver Platt) tries to convince
the family that the day will be beautiful. Her mom, Joy (Patricia Clarkson) has
her doubts and freely voices them. April's teenage sister and brother are
squeezed between Grandma Dottie and a bag of snacks in the back seat as the
Burns' family car hurtles toward Manhattan and what will most likely be certain
disaster.
Pieces of April Cast (Info from IMDb and other sources) :
Katie Holmes: April Burns
Patricia Clarkson: Joy Burns
Oliver Platt: Jim Burns
Derek Luke: Bobby
Alison Pill: Beth Burns
Alice Drummond: Grandma Dottie
John Gallagher Jr.: Timmy Burns
Sean Hayes: Wayne
Sisqo: Latrell
Lillias White: Evette
Isiah Whitlock Jr.: Eugene
Director: Peter Hedges
Writing Credits
Peter Hedges (written by)
Produced By
John Lyons: producer
Gary Winick: producer
Alexis Alexanian: producer
Holly Becker: producer
Jonathan Sehring: executive producer
Caroline Kaplan: executive producer
John Sloss: executive producer
Production Companies
IFC Productions
InDigEnt
Kalkaska Productions
U.S. Distributors
United Artists
U.S. Release Date : 10/17/2003 (limited)
Prior Release: 1/19/2003 at the 2003 Sundance Festival
Runtime: 81 minutes
Production Start Date : 04/14/2002
Production Wrap Date : 04/29/2002
Filming Locations :
Lower East Side, NYC, New York, United States
