Birds of America (originally titled The Laws of Motion) is a 2008 American comedy-drama independent movie directed by Craig Lucas, written by Elyse Friedman, and starring Matthew Perry. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2008,[1] It was produced by Plum Pictures.[2]
| Birds of America | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Craig Lucas |
| Written by | Elyse Friedman |
| Produced by | Daniela Taplin Lundberg Jana Edelbaum Celine Rattray Galt Niederhoffer |
| Starring | Matthew Perry Ben Foster Ginnifer Goodwin Lauren Graham |
| Cinematography | Yaron Orbach |
| Edited by | Eric Kissack |
| Music by | Ahrin Mishan |
Production companies | Plum Pictures iDeal Partners Film Fund |
| Distributed by | Myriad Pictures (international) |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $150,278 |
Premise
editAll Morrie's wife wants is to start a family. But when Morrie's two siblings show up needing a place to stay will they be able to juggle the pressure, or will it all be too much?[1]
Cast
edit- Matthew Perry as Morrie Tanager, an uptight middle-class man who has to deal with his reckless siblings[1]
- Ben Foster as Jay Tanager, Morrie's younger brother who is prone to antisocial experiments[1]
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Ida Tanager, Morrie's younger sister who is a "promiscuous, broke, itinerant artist"[1]
- Lauren Graham as Betty Tanager, 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 Tanager,[1] Jay's wife.
- Daniel Eric Gold as Gary,[1] Ida's former boyfriend and Paul's brother.
Production
editThe film was shot primarily in Darien, Connecticut.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sundance Film festival - 2008 Online Film Guide Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harvey, Dennis. "Review. 'Birds of America' " Variety, January 31, 2008