Home Fries

Home Fries

A long shot romance in a short order world.

Rating

2.5 (1)

Release Date

11/25/1998

Runtime

93 mins

Overview

Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian begins investigating his stepfather's mistress, Sally. She works at a fast-food drive-through, she's pregnant and Dorian quickly falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his scheming mother wants Sally dead. And Sally isn't sure she wants Dorian to be her child's father and also his brother.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$10,443,316

Homepage

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A darkly comedic romance that finds genuine tenderness amid family chaos and fast-food nihilism. It's a film that treats the absurd, accidental murder, murderous mothers, improbable brothers, as the mundane backdrop to an unexpectedly touching love story.

Mood

BittersweetAbsurdRomanticPlayful

Themes

LoveFamilyComing apartIdentity

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Sexual content

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