If you think the only thing worse than a cross-country road trip with your own folks is riding shotgun with a family of dysfunctional strangers, you'll have a tough time getting through the first half of writer/director Andrew Wagner's audacious debut feature. Inspired by Wagner's own family and starring his real-life parents and sisters, this curious blend of fact and fiction is ultimately worth the trip — just don't forget to pack the Advil. Looking every bit like an actual verité documentary, Wagner's camera catches up with the elderly Allen (Allen Wagner) and Judy (Judy Wagner) at their home on Manhattan's Upper West Side. A retired veteran of the apoplectic batt...
Released:
2005
Rated:
NR
Length:
97 mins