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The House of Yes (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 34

Fresh: 21

Rotten:13

Average Rating: 5.9/10

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Sweet young Marty brings his ingenuous doughnut-shop waitress girlfriend, Lesly, home to meet his family at their opulent Washington D.C. mansion. But the Turkey Day goings-on are considerably less... Sweet young Marty brings his ingenuous doughnut-shop waitress girlfriend, Lesly, home to meet his family at their opulent Washington D.C. mansion. But the Turkey Day goings-on are considerably less than wholesome, as Lesly discovers the moment she meets Marty's decidedly dysfunctional family, including his asylum-reject twin sister, Jackie-O, whose hobbies include incest and reenacting the JFK assassination with prop blood and her brother as victim. Though a smash at the predominantly independent Sundance Film Festival, this effort was bankrolled by Spelling's sitcom magnate dad, Aaron. Based on the eponymous stage play by Wendy MacLeod. [More]

Starring: Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze

Starring: Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze, Geneviève Bujold, Rachael Leigh Cook, David Love

Director: Mark Waters

Director: Mark Waters
Screenwriter: Mark Waters
Story: Wendy MacLeod
Producer: Beau Flynn, Stefan Simchowitz, Rolfe Kent

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Sep 7, 1999

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  • The House Of Yes
  • This outrageous comedy was cheered for its edgy humor and hot young cast! All Marty (Josh Hamilton -- ALIVE) wants is a normal life, but nothing goes as planned when his fiancee (Tori Spelling -- SCREAM 2) meets his far-from-normal family. His beautiful but crazy twin sister, "Jackie-O" (Parker Posey -- DAZED AND CONFUSED), becomes dangerously jealous ... and their younger brother (Freddie Prinze, Jr. -- I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER) puts the moves on Marty's new love! Soon, Mother's hiding the kitchen knives ... but she can't hide the family's shockingly hilarious secrets! One of Hollywood's most talked about releases in years -- this offbeat motion picture is wild entertainment fun!
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    Bujold has the frazzled hauteur of an aging, neglected star, and Spelling is nicely glazed, studiously artless. But the film is keyed to Posey's performance: perfectly brittle, faultlessly false.

    Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
    11/21/08
    Richard Corliss
    TIME Magazine
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    Bujold is as good as ever, but the real surprise here is Spelling: Slack-jawed and dewy-eyed, lids forever at half-mast, she's perfectly cast as a lamb among wolves, and her naivete is strangely affecting.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    11/21/08
    Ken Fox
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    [Waters] manages to open up the text while maintaining its perilous mix of arch wit, pathos and suspense.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    11/21/08
    Dennis Harvey
    Variety
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    A fierce piece of farce and sharp as a kitchen knife.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    11/21/08
    Channel 4 Film

    No review available.

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    03/01/08
    David Kaplan
    Kaplan vs. Kaplan

    Offers more than its share of tartly biting zingers, dropped to maximum comic effect by the letter-perfect Posey.

    Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
    12/26/06
    Michael Dequina
    Mr. Brown's Movies

    There's something quite lethal about Parker Posey in pearls, and for that inspiration director Mark Waters deserves our gratitude.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    02/09/06
    Derek Adams
    Time Out

    So light it almost floats away were it not somewhat anchored by the performances of Posey, Bujold and Spelling.

    Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
    04/09/05
    Laura Clifford
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    Annoying

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    04/08/05
    Jon Niccum
    Lawrence Journal-World

    No review available.

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    11/12/04
    Emanuel Levy
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    No review available.

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    06/24/04
    Frank Swietek
    One Guy's Opinion

    Can be entertaining at times, but the question about this film's long-time impact on viewers' memory is going to be a definitive "no."

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    02/12/04
    Dragan Antulov
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    No review available.

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    07/20/03
    Walter Chaw
    Film Freak Central

    No review available.

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    03/20/03
    Christopher Smith
    Bangor Daily News (Maine)

    Easy to forget if not for the presence of the wonderful Parker Posey.

    Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
    10/15/02
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Cincinnati Enquirer

    This is a definitive Posey performance: wide-eyed, smiling and ultrafeminine, but plastic and cold as a store mannequin.

    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
    07/12/02
    Liam Lacey
    Globe and Mail
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    Waters takes pains never to caricature the family members. Even Jackie-O, who could have easily become the stuff of high camp, is reigned in by Posey's performance, which is one of her best; she manages to be arch, touching and acerbic all at once.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    06/05/02
    Lael Loewenstein
    Boxoffice Magazine

    The story seems too intent on spreading quirkiness on with a spatula to be really engaging; you can't picture these people as anything other than movie characters.

    Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment Comment
    04/14/02
    Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
    Goatdog's Movies

    A black comedy that's oddly agreeable.

    Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Bryant Frazer
    Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

    The film's major fault is that it is too stagy a production.

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    01/01/00
    Dennis Schwartz
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