
It Runs in the Family
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- Released
- 28/06/2004
- DVD Region
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2 (UK, Western Europe, Japan)
Also plays on multi-region DVD players
What region is right for me? - Film and TV Genre
- Comedy, Drama
Description
Three generations of Hollywood's Douglas clan star in this family comedy that mirrors the ups and downs of the famous family's real lives. Following in the footsteps of ON GOLDEN POND Michael Douglas and his father Kirk Douglas appear onscreen together as a dysfunctional father and son struggling to understand one another. Michael Douglas stars as Alex Gromberg, a successful New York lawyer working in the firm that his own father, Mitchell Gromberg (Kirk Douglas), founded. While juggling his successful career Alex has lost touch with his own family, his wife Rebecca (Bernadette Peters) suspects him of infidelity and his two sons, college slacker Asher Gromberg (played by Douglas's real-life son Cameron Douglas) and 11-year-old Eli Gromberg (Rory Culkin) are eager to rebel against their successful family lineage. Desperate to understand his sons, Alex finds himself reflecting on his own relationship with his father after years of competition and bickering. At the same time, his father is struggling to accept his own mortality after surviving a debilitating stroke. Together with his wife Evelyn (played by Kirk Douglas's first wife and Michael Douglas's real-life mother Diana Douglas) Mitchell attempts to recuperate while slowly passing the patriarchal torch to his son. The Douglas family triumphs onscreen in this heartwarming depiction of family dynamics skillfully directed by Fred Schepisi.
Plot Synopsis
The story of Alex Gromberg who is struggling to cope with a mid life crisis. He has always felt distant from his father and wants to make amends while there is still time...
Product Details
- Actors
- Michael Douglas
- Kirk Douglas
- Rory Culkin
- Cameron Douglas
- Diana Douglas
- Director
- Fred Schepisi
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
- Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 English
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Run Time (minutes)
- 105
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Language
- English
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Disc Features
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- 2. ALL THAT GRIT: Kirk Douglas & the Movies
- Commentary - Fred Schepisi - Director
- Deleted scenes
- Featurette - 1. FAMILY MAKES YOU NUTS: The Making Of...
- Film Rating (Australia)
- M
- Year of release
- 2003
- Film Rating (UK)
- 12
- Colour System
- PAL
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