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Home for the Holidays

  • 1995
  • PG-13
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
16K
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Holly Hunter in Home for the Holidays (1995)
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After being fired, making out with her soon-to-be ex-boss, and discovering that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces the unenviable task of spend... Read allAfter being fired, making out with her soon-to-be ex-boss, and discovering that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces the unenviable task of spending the holiday with her exceedingly dull family.After being fired, making out with her soon-to-be ex-boss, and discovering that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces the unenviable task of spending the holiday with her exceedingly dull family.

  • Director
    • Jodie Foster
  • Writers
    • Chris Radant
    • W.D. Richter
  • Stars
    • Holly Hunter
    • Anne Bancroft
    • Robert Downey Jr.
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jodie Foster
    • Writers
      • Chris Radant
      • W.D. Richter
    • Stars
      • Holly Hunter
      • Anne Bancroft
      • Robert Downey Jr.
    • 135User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Home For The Holidays: Family Dinner
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    Home For The Holidays: Welcome Back Claudia
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    Top Cast32

    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Claudia Larson
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Adele Larson
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Tommy Larson
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • Henry Larson
    Dylan McDermott
    Dylan McDermott
    • Leo Fish
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Aunt Glady
    Steve Guttenberg
    Steve Guttenberg
    • Walter Wedman
    Cynthia Stevenson
    Cynthia Stevenson
    • Joanne Wedman
    Claire Danes
    Claire Danes
    • Kitt
    Emily Ann Lloyd
    • Brittany Lace
    Zack Duhame
    Zack Duhame
    • Walter Wedman Jr.
    Austin Pendleton
    Austin Pendleton
    • Peter Arnold
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Russell Terziak
    Amy Yasbeck
    Amy Yasbeck
    • Ginny Johnson Drewer
    Celeste Lecesne
    Celeste Lecesne
    • Ron Drewer
    • (as James Lecesne)
    Angela Paton
    Angela Paton
    • Woman on Airplane
    Randy Stone
    Randy Stone
    • Man in Car
    Sam Slovick
    • Jack
    • Director
      • Jodie Foster
    • Writers
      • Chris Radant
      • W.D. Richter
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    Reviewers say 'Home for the Holidays' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Robert Downey Jr. publicly admitted to using heroin during the making of this film. Jodie Foster wrote him a letter praising his work, but warning him that he could not keep doing this on other films.
    • Goofs
      When Claudia is saying goodbye to her daughter in the car outside the Chicago airport, all the cars driving by have Maryland plates because the shot was actually filmed at BWI in Maryland.
    • Quotes
      • Adele: I'm giving thanks that we don't have to go through this for another year. Except we do, because those bastards went and put Christmas right in the middle, just to punish us.
    • Crazy credits
      An egg is shown on screen during the opening credit "An Egg Pictures Production".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Vampire in Brooklyn/Mighty Aphrodite/Copycat/Leaving Las Vegas/Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Evil Ways
      Performed by Rusted Root
      Written by Clarence 'Frogman' Henry (as Clarence A. Henry)
      Courtesy of Mercury Records, a division of PolyGram

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 3, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A casa por vacaciones
    • Filming locations
      • Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Egg Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,519,169
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,007,717
      • Nov 5, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,519,169
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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