A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Shaun Duke
- Omar Kunundar
- (as Duke Moosekian)
Libby Hudson Lydecker
- Georgia's Assistant
- (as Libby Hudson)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWalter Matthau's final role. In very poor health throughout filming, he was diagnosed with colon cancer for the second time in his life in November 1999. He died over seven months later, four months after the film's release.
- GoofsThere is no second floor to the Richard M. Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California.
- Quotes
Lou Mozell: You know, that I actually met a girl by the name of Moo Goo Gai Pan? That was her last name. Her first name was Freida. Freida Moo Goo Gai Pan. She was half-Jewish, half-Chinese. A lot of people called her the Ori-Yenta.
- Alternate versionsA flashback scene set in a New York City Chinese restaurant in the early 1990s where the sisters have a dinner with their father that ends in disaster was filmed, but ultimately cut from the final film.
- SoundtracksOnce Upon A Time
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Performed by Jay McShann
Courtesy of Sackville Records
Featured review
Bumpy comedy-drama with insufficient changes in tone
The best scene in this Diane Keaton-directed film has drunken dad Walter Matthau showing up at a kid's birthday party bellowing and vulgar, but it doesn't belong in a comedy. It's more like something out of "Shoot The Moon", which Keaton starred in, and would fit much better in a film with a darker tone. "Hanging Up" wobbles around in search of appropriate emotions, but Keaton just can't get a consistent rhythm going. Her performance as the eldest of three unhappy sisters is also wan (she's winging it), however Meg Ryan as the middle sister has some fabulous moments: she hugs a coffee machine, she tries to convince her husband that driving a wrecked truck is going to work for her, she tells off her father but cries because she loves him. This is a performance well worth watching, but the picture definitely needed a director with a tighter grip on the reins. ** from ****
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- moonspinner55
- Sep 4, 2005
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- No nos dejes colgadas
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $36,050,230
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,567,978
- Feb 20, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $51,880,044
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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