Home Fries 1998

Home Fries

Critics Consensus

Screenwriter Vince Gilligan's mordant sense of humor strikes a discordant note in Home Fries, a romantic caper full of empty calories.

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Movie Info

Dorian (Luke Wilson) and Angus (Jake Busey) chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian begins investigating his stepfather's mistress, Sally (Drew Barrymore). She works at a fast-food drive-through, she's pregnant and Dorian quickly falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his scheming mother wants Sally dead. And Sally isn't sure she wants Dorian to be her child's father and also his brother.
  • Rating:
    PG-13
  • Genre:
    drama, comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Dean Parisot
  • Producer:
    Mark Johnson, Lawrence Kasdan, Barry Levinson, Charles Newirth
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $10.5M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Warner Brothers, Baltimore Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Drew Barrymore
Sally Jackson
Luke Wilson
Dorian Montier
Catherine O'Hara
Mrs. Lever
Jake Busey
Angus Montier
Shelley Duvall
Mrs. Jackson
Kim Robillard
Billy
Daryl "Chill" Mitchell
Roy
Lanny Flaherty
Red Jackson
Chris Ellis
Henry Lever
Blue Deckert
Sheriff
Dean Parisot
Director
Vince Gilligan
Writer
Mark Johnson
Producer
Susann Jones
Associate Producer
Lawrence Kasdan
Producer
Romi Lassally
Executive Producer
Barry Levinson
Producer
Charles Newirth
Producer
Rachel Portman
Original Music
Jerzy Zielinski
Cinematographer
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Audience Reviews for Home Fries

  • Sep 11, 2020
    Quirky romcom about a small-town woman (Drew Barrymore) who falls for a helicopter pilot, a pilot whose family just so happens to want to kill the woman. Catherine O'Hara as the mother of the family subversively steals the film and the attention - excepting Barrymore's curiously distracting Shirley Temple hairstyle - as a particularly delicious if slimy piece of work, while Luke Wilson turns in another competent role as a helpless guy caught in larger machinations than he can handle (perhaps his forte and his niche). A decent soundtrack fills the background until the couple learns what we knew from their first meeting. Perhaps an over-the-top story, but one that is certainly not typical of the genre thereby setting it apart.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Sep 06, 2010
    The description of the movie on here isn't at all what I remember of it, but maybe I should see it again. I remember a romantic comedy involving a pregnant Drew Barrymore. I really liked it too, it was funny enough, and dramatic enough to make a good rom-com.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • Oct 22, 2009
    I actually liked this movie
    Brody M Super Reviewer
  • Jul 05, 2009
    I've always disliked Shelly Duvall. I think Kubrick worked her over so effectively for her pathetic, tightly wound role in The Shining, that I can't see her without identifying her with that character.
    Audrey L Super Reviewer
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