USA, 2008, 101 MIN
DIRECTED BY RAFAEL MONSERRATE
Southeast Premiere
It's the night before Thanksgiving in 1987 Buffalo, NY, and all hell is about to break loose at the Golden Buddha Chinese Restaurant. Cliff (Jay O'Sanders, The Day After Tomorrow) and Carol Morgan (Academy Award nominee Kathleen Quinlan, Apollo 13) announce to their three grown children that after 30 years of marriage, they are getting a divorce. Robby "the (toot toot) Night Train," a late-night radio DJ; his hypochondriac younger brother Charlie; and their adopted sister Brooke don't exactly take the news all that well, and the film takes a turn for the hilarious. If this is to be their last Thanksgiving together, can't they at least be civil to each other? Fat chance! POUNDCAKE tests the boundaries of family issues and pushes far beyond the limits of appropriateness in this absurdly brilliant comedy. With such a marvelous ensemble cast and just the perfect amount of restraint (not to mention the tons of 80s hits to set the mood), it is a rollercoaster ride that can only be called a dysfunctional family film that's as bitter as it is sweet.
DIRECTED BY RAFAEL MONSERRATE
Southeast Premiere
It's the night before Thanksgiving in 1987 Buffalo, NY, and all hell is about to break loose at the Golden Buddha Chinese Restaurant. Cliff (Jay O'Sanders, The Day After Tomorrow) and Carol Morgan (Academy Award nominee Kathleen Quinlan, Apollo 13) announce to their three grown children that after 30 years of marriage, they are getting a divorce. Robby "the (toot toot) Night Train," a late-night radio DJ; his hypochondriac younger brother Charlie; and their adopted sister Brooke don't exactly take the news all that well, and the film takes a turn for the hilarious. If this is to be their last Thanksgiving together, can't they at least be civil to each other? Fat chance! POUNDCAKE tests the boundaries of family issues and pushes far beyond the limits of appropriateness in this absurdly brilliant comedy. With such a marvelous ensemble cast and just the perfect amount of restraint (not to mention the tons of 80s hits to set the mood), it is a rollercoaster ride that can only be called a dysfunctional family film that's as bitter as it is sweet.
