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Two sisters return home to deal with their ailing father, only to face some surprising situations.

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Jayne
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Laura
Peter Patrikios ...
Driver (as Pete Patrikios)
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Shoe Salesman
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Jackson
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Eli Bell
Melissa Ticen ...
Stewardess
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Joe
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Shelly
Julianna Conforti ...
Young Jayne
Jacquelyn Conforti ...
Young Jayne
Alyssa Klein ...
Young Laura
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Dr. Sims (as David King)
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Waiter
Richard Barlow ...
Mitch (as Rich Barlow)
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Ray
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Mallory
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Young Ray (as Anderson Golsom)
Suzanne Inman ...
Nurse
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Neighbor
Tom McNutt ...
Neighbor
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Yard Sale Woman
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Antiques Dealer
Benjamin Brandreth ...
Ben
Mikey Iles ...
Mike
Max Iles ...
Max
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Laurent (as Sebastian Roche)
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Joe's Nurse
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TV Reporter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Ahl ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Vale Anoai ...
Prostitute (uncredited)
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Waiter #2 (uncredited)
Lee Burkett ...
Art Patron (uncredited)
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Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
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Sir Joseph Whemple (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
David Collihan ...
Picture Car Driver (uncredited)
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Ralph Norton (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Richard Graves ...
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
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Red Hooker (uncredited)
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Imhotep (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Prostitute (uncredited)
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Mental Patient (uncredited)
Shawnee Robertson ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
David Adam Smith ...
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
Dan Van Wert ...
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
Kimberly Villanova ...
Prostitute (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mitchell Lichtenstein

Written by

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Mitchell Lichtenstein ... (written by)

Produced by

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Timothy J. DeBaets ... executive producer
Gregory Elias ... executive producer
Jonathan Gray ... executive producer
Mitchell Lichtenstein ... producer
Richard Lormand ... associate producer
Joyce Pierpoline ... producer
Andrew W. Schwertfeger ... assistant producer

Music by

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Robert Miller ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Jamie Anderson ... director of photography

Editing by

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Joe Landauer

Editorial Department

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Michael Furey ... conforming editor
Ethan Henerey ... assistant editor
Karl T. Hirsch ... promo editor
Brad Petrella ... digital intermediate systems engineer
Robert Pyle ... digital intermediate systems engineer
John-Michael Trojan ... digital intermediate producer
Andy Williams ... visual effects producer
Matt Wolford ... digital intermediate coordinator
Ray Carballada ... President/CEO/COO: Alkemy X (uncredited)

Casting By

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Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee

Production Design by

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Paul Avery

Art Direction by

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Scott G. Anderson ... (as Scott Anderson)

Set Decoration by

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Tora Peterson

Costume Design by

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Stacey Battat

Makeup Department

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Diane Dixon ... key hair stylist
Theodora Katsoulogiannakis ... hair department head / wig designer
Cheri Rose ... hair stylist (as Cheri Tiberio)
Tricia Sawyer ... makeup artist: Demi Moore
Tara Smith ... personal hair stylist: Demi Moore

Production Management

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Jason Black ... production supervisor
Louise Lovegrove ... unit production manager
Andrew W. Schwertfeger ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Blazina ... second assistant director
Sarah Gottlieb ... second second assistant director
Antonio Graña ... second assistant director (as Antonio Grana)
Bobby Kennedy ... additional second second assistant director
Michael A. Moffa ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Michael Davidson ... carpenter
Eric de Jesus ... scenic artist
Cornelius DeGroot ... construction grip
Elizabeth Duby ... scenic artist
Jon E. Graf ... carpenter
Chris Hanes ... construction grip
Matthew W. Herschel ... art production assistant
Samantha Higgins ... scenic industrial
April Hodick ... art department coordinator
Carol Jacob ... art department production assistant
Kristine Kennedy ... set dresser (as Kristine Muller)
Dennis Madigan ... set dresser
Charles D. Minter ... construction grip
Sharon Potts ... set decorating buyer
Carmen S. Santoro ... carpenter
Nell Stifel ... charge scenic
Cy Twombly ... paintings
Mark Warren ... set dresser
Patrick Edward White ... construction coordinator
Stephen Wolff ... carpenter
Kurt Wunder ... construction grip
Linda Yeckley ... camera scenic
Damien Harrer ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Shawn Allen ... additional boom operator
Leslie Bloome ... foley artist (as Leslie Bloom)
Shaun Brennan ... foley artist
Greg Crawford ... ADR mixer: Atlanta
Mike Ford ... sound utility
Jacob A. Gragard ... sound editor
Steve Jackson ... sound utility
Jan McLaughlin ... sound mixer
Eric Milano ... supervising sound editor
Tom Paul ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Jill Purdy ... dialogue editor
Esther Regelson ... adr editor
Gary Silver ... boom operator
Matt Snedecor ... adr recordist
Frank Verderosa ... adr recordist

Visual Effects by

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Bryan Baker ... visual effects editor
Tim Bowman ... compositor
Eileen Dare ... visual effects coordinator
Steve DiNozzi ... paint & roto artist
Susan Eldridge ... opening titles designer
Janet Falcon ... digital film colorist
Kevin Fanning ... digital effects artist
Jeremy Fernsler ... digital effects artist
Mark O. Forker ... visual effects supervisor
Rob Giglio ... dailies colorist
Nick Jushchyshyn ... integration specialist
Lenz Kol ... digital compositor
Ryan Leonard ... compositor
Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra ... vfx coordinator: eden fx
Addie Manis ... visual effects coordinator (as Adica Manis)
Scott Markowitz ... compositor / opening titles editor
Ed Mendez ... compositing supervisor
Anton Moss ... digital effects artist
Katherine O'Morchoe ... end titles
Cindy Payne ... vfx pa
Chris Rauch ... dustbuster
Crystle Schrecengost ... paint & roto artist
Michael Wardner ... compositor
Mark Wawrzenski ... visual effects editor
Tommy Williamson ... digital compositor (as Tom Williamson)
Ray Carballada ... President/CEO/COO: Alkemy X (uncredited)

Stunts

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Peter Bucossi ... stunt coordinator
John Copeman ... additional stunt coordinator
John Gilbert ... stunt rigger
Jen Weissenberg ... stunt double: Demi Moore
Jeffrey Mowery ... precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Asbury ... gaffer
John Baer ... still photographer
Michael Best ... key grip: San Francisco
David Brandon ... electrician
Art Cipollone ... video assist operator
William P. Fiedler ... best boy electric
Edward Hohman ... key rigging grip
Kevin Kindle ... camera production assistant
Ernie Kunze ... electrician
April Lanci ... assistant camera (as April Lanci-Leseur)
Michael Leonard ... first assistant camera: a camera/steadicam
Joe Meccariello ... camera operator
Oskar Ness ... gaffer: San Francisco
Mike Panczenko Jr. ... camera loader
Colin J. Peters ... electrician
Lawrence Price ... rigging gaffer
Leon Sanginiti ... second assistant camera
Ben Semanoff ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Benjamin Semanoff)
David Taicher ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Greg Yurkivich ... electrician

Casting Department

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Allison Estrin ... casting assistant
Regina Haigh ... casting assistant
Diane Heery ... casting director: Philadelphia
Jason Loftus ... casting director: Philadelphia
Jennifer Painter ... casting assistant
Karl Stavem ... casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Amy C. Bradshaw ... assistant costume designer (as Amy Bradshaw)
Sonja Cizmazia ... wardrobe supervisor
Rebecca Edmonston ... set costumer
Stephanie Farah ... wardrobe production assistant
Tamika Jackson ... wardrobe
Delvan James ... set costumer
Nicole Lee ... wardrobe assistant
Kara Morasco ... costume tailor
Ashley Shartle ... wardrobe production assistant

Location Management

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Michele Baker ... location manager
Jason Black ... location manager
Anthony Dalseth ... assistant location manager
Colleen Danser ... location assistant
Chris Gormley ... location assistant
Peter Moody ... key assistant location manager

Music Department

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Michael P. Benoit ... orchestrator
Stephanie Diaz-Matos ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Charles S. Rowe ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Gary Fabiano ... transportation
Robert L. Smith ... transportation co-captain
Gabe Turiello ... driver: process trailer

Additional Crew

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Valerie Bailey ... dailies assistant
Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances
Amanda Bayard ... production assistant
Ashton J. Blessing ... assistant accountant
Michèle Boissière Armstrong ... assistant production coordinator (as Michèle R. Boissière)
Tim Bradley ... production assistant
Chrismandu ... stand-in: male
Jessica Clauser ... production assistant
Stephanie Dawson ... production assistant
André Des Rochers ... production counsel
Mark Farkas ... conforming supervisor
Megan Gallagher ... adr voice group
Leilani Goode ... assistant: Ellen Barkin
Jonathan Gray ... production counsel (as Gray Krauss LLP)
Kelly Gregory ... production assistant
Blair Howley ... key production assistant
Jennifer Hunt ... facilities coordinator
Rebecca Jacobs ... facilities coordinator (as Rebecca Lyons)
Evan Krauss ... production counsel
Richard Lormand ... press: International
James Madison ... production assistant
Sean Maher ... dailies assistant
Jim McNutt ... production assistant
Paul Moore ... production assistant
Sean Oliver ... adr loop group
Terry Ostrow ... production resource
Laura Papanicholas ... facilities coordinator
William Pichkan ... parking coordinator
Janine Rafalko ... stand-in: Demi Moore
Christian Ramirez-Coll ... production assistant
Michael P. Reid ... production assistant
Sarah Rubenstein ... production accountant
Eric Rusiski ... unit production assistant
Aaron Schumann ... production assistant
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances
Luke Tomalin Sherman ... additional set production assistant
Dalice Shilshtut ... office production assistant
Michele Soddano ... payroll accountant
Kellie Jo Tinney ... assistant: Rip Torn / personal assistant: cast
Jared Uhrich ... unit production assistant
Mariellen Ward ... production assistant
Anthony Werhun ... production secretary
Canella Williams ... production coordinator
Bill Timoney ... adr voice group (uncredited)

Thanks

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Spencer Baumgarten ... special thanks
Christina Bazdekis ... special thanks
Larry Gagosian ... special thanks
Dorothy Lichtenstein ... special thanks
Carolyn Specht ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Jayne and Laura are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their seventy-something-year-old father Joe. Dutiful daughters returning to the house they grew up in, Jayne and Laura are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives while dodging childhood memories. Laura suspects that Joe needs full-time care, but Jayne hopes that their father's condition isn't that serious. Joe is still singing and playing his old guitar, and the lively widower even has a new "ladyfriend," shameless and sassy Shelly. But as the visible moments of their father's impending senility increase, so do the dysfunctional family dynamics. Tensions flare as the close sisters must also juggle their own very different lives - Laura's busy schedule as an environmentalist and mother of two small children, and Jayne, desperate to finally have a baby with her workaholic art-dealing husband Jackson. Their adventures back home are not without magic, mischief and mayhem, and even a search for buried treasure in the backyard! Any tears that Jayne and Laura might shed will be happy ones. Written by intlpress@aol.com

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Taglines There's an art to going home without going crazy. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Mit glücklichen Tränen (Germany)
  • Tränen des Glücks (Germany)
  • Lágrimas de felicidad (Spain)
  • Dakrya haras (Greece)
  • Сълзи от радост (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $13,011, 21 Feb 2010

Did You Know?

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Trivia Film debut of Billy Magnuessen. See more »
Goofs The plane landing in Pittsburgh is clearly not in Pittsburgh. In the landing scene there is a large body of water and a ship visible. There's no body of water within sight of PIT. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Shutter Island/The Ghost Writer/Happy Tears (2010). See more »
Soundtracks I'm A King Bee See more »

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