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The House of Yes
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Synopsis
A wealthy young man wants to wed a painfully ordinary girl, and a few hours with his family will convince anyone why he's doing so in this black comedy. Marty Pascal (Josh Hamilton) is engaged to marry Lesly (Tori Spelling), a dizzy blonde he met when she was working at a doughnut shop, and he bravely decides that it's time she met his family, so he brings her along for Thanksgiving dinner at his mother's house in West Virginia. Bravery is necessary because the Pascals are not an especially healthy or wholesome family. Mother (Genevieve Bujold) explains her philosophy about parenting like so: "You raise cattle; children just happen." In this environment, where refusing your child anything is all but unknown, her youngest son Anthony (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) has grown up to be an overanxious virgin eager to seduce Lesly while Marty's not paying attention. And Marty's twin sister Jackie (Parker Posey), malignily obsessed with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, often re-enacts the murder of JFK using spaghetti sauce for blood (when she can't get ahold of real bullets) and enjoys incestuously seducing Marty (which hardly bothers Mother, who notes that "Jackie's hand was holding Marty's penis when they came out the womb"). The House of Yes was based on the play by Wendy MacLeod; first time director Mark S. Waters (brother of screenwriter Daniel Waters) also adapted the screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Geneviève Bujold Mrs. Pascal
Josh Hamilton Marty
Tori Spelling Lesly
David Love Young Marty
Parker Posey Jackie-O
Rachael Leigh Cook Young Jackie-O
Freddie Prinze, Jr. Anthony

Production Crew

Mark S. Waters Adaptation
Andrew Cahn Art Director
Mary Vernieu Associate Producer
Ken Ginnaty Boom Operator
Mary Vernieu Casting
Michael Spiller Cinematographer
Jeffrey L. Davidson Co-producer
Ron Wechsler Co-producer
Rolfe Kent Composer (Music Score)
Edi Giguere Costume Designer
Melanie Lewison Costume Designer
Mark S. Waters Director
Pamela Martin Editor
Robert Berger Executive Producer
Scott Silver Executive Producer
David Sage First Assistant Director
Michael Alperowitz First Assistant Director
Daniel Curet Hair Styles
Jason Rail Hair Styles
Robert J. Ferrara Lighting
Daniel Curet Makeup
Jason Rail Makeup
Wendy MacLeod Play Author
Beau Flynn Producer
Stefan Simchowitz Producer
Marjorie Chodorov Production Designer
Patrick Sherman Production Designer
Mark S. Waters Screenwriter
Ann Shea Set Designer
Debra Echard Set Designer
Jeff Rona Songwriter
Jed M. Dodge Sound Editor
Robert W. Vandling Sound Editor
Dan Monahan Sound Mixer
Jeffrey L. Davidson Unit Production Manager
Year: 1997
Runtime: 90
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language, perverse sex-related situations, and an image of violence
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Color type
CFI Color

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Bandeira Entertainment
Miramax