Over the Hill (1992)

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Release Date: Jun 30, 1992 Wide

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Release Date: Jun 30, 1992 Wide

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Somewhere in the Northeastern U.S., Alma (Olympia Dukakis) is a 60-year-old recent widow who has never been on her own since her early marriage to a domineering husband. Her son tries to immure her in a dowdy apartment in the basement of his house and showers her with perfunctory and thoughtless shows of public affection while preventing her from having any sort of life of her own. Her other child is a socially ambitious woman married to an ambitious Australian politician. Offended by the

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: George Miller

In Theaters: Jun 30, 1992 Wide

On DVD: Aug 11, 1993

Cast

Olympia Dukakis
Alma Harris
Sigrid Thornton
Elizabeth
Derek Fowlds
Dutch
Bill Kerr
Maurio
Steve Bisley
Benedict
Andrea Moor
Jan
Pippa Grandison
Margaret
Martin Jacobs
Alan Forbes
Aden Young
Nick
Jenny Williams
Hank's Wife
Anne Looby
TV Reporter
Scott Johnson
Young Workman
Samantha Brown
Pitjantjatjara Child
Andrea Moore
Gabriella Candida
Gerry Connolly
Justine Anderson

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I loved this quirky little film that takes a mature widow from stultifying domesticity in Bar Harbor to the Outback of Australia. There she shakes off the shackles of what everyone expects her to be and discovers the strengths and joy of who she really is. I recommend this film to all my friends.

May 23, 2011