Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/08/2004(USA
Release Date: 02/22/2005
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 83 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Four generations of an American family are brought together by difficult circumstances while facing some unpleasant truths in this
drama.
Henry (
Michael Caine) is an elderly man in failing health living in a small town in the Southwest, where he's cared for by his live-in nurse (
Glenne Headly). As
Henry's condition grows worse, he's joined by his son
Turner (
Christopher Walken), his grandson
Jason (
Josh Lucas), and his great-grandson
Zach (
Jonah Bobo). As the four men deal with
Henry's illness, they also try to come to terms with a lifetime's worth of differences between them.
Around the Bend is the first feature film from writer and director
Jordan Roberts.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide