The Cake Eaters

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Cast & Crew

Elizabeth Ashley
Marg

Talia Balsam
Violet

Jayce Bartok
Guy Kimbrough

Bruce Dern
Easy Kimbrough

Kristen Stewart
Georgia Kaminski

Aaron Stanford
Dwight "Beagle" Kimbrough

Tom Cavanagh
Lloyd

Melissa Leo
Ceci Kimbrough

Jesse L. Martin
Judd

Mary Stuart Masterson
Director

Jayce Bartok
Writer

Allen Bain
Producer

Darren Goldberg
Producer

Mary Stuart Masterson
Producer

Elisa Pugliese
Producer

Jesse Scolaro
Producer

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Audience Reviews for The Cake Eaters

• Jul 04, 2011

  The Cake Eaters: Yet another flick that showcases that Stewart is barely half as blessed in acting (Yeah, she sucks here too. Just because she gets to play an unusual role doesn't mean she does great.) as she's in looks. And yet another flick that showcases that hope comes by letting go, and sometimes the first thing you gotta let go is hope itself. Hell's bells, whatever that means. Coming back to the movie, it's a mediocre family drama which offers nothing of the sort that you need to go out of your way to watch it. In short, it's an avoidable emotional fare.
  familiar s Super Reviewer
• Jan 28, 2011

  A interesting and entertaining enough indie drama, with a pre kristin stewert twight, in one of the roles, here playing a kid with a disese, she comes off well as do others in the cast, theres some nice drama going on and a good enough watch
  scott g Super Reviewer
• Apr 17, 2010

  Dull drama. Kristen Stewart has almost no screen presence and since hers is the main story there is not much to hold the viewer's interest. The only actors really registering at all are old pros Dern and Ashley.
  jay n Super Reviewer
• Mar 19, 2010

  The unassuming and well-acted "The Cake Eaters" adds a new spin to the familiar story of the sex crazed teenager. Georgia(Kristen Stewart) is a 16-year old suffering from neuromuscular degeneration. Knowing she is getting worse and time is short, she would like very much to lose her virginity soon which gives her a sense of control over her life which she is clearly lacking. One day, she attends a local flea market with her grandmother(Elizabeth Ashley) where she meets Beagle(Aaron Stanford), a cafeteria worker at her high school, who is there with his father Easy(Bruce Dern), the local butcher, to try and sell his mother's(Melissa Leo, seen in flashbacks at the beginning and end) clothes. Beagle took care of his mother until she died and may also still be a virgin. Beagle and Georgia hit it off and agree to meet at her house later. Just missing this and his mother's funeral is another son, Guy(Jayce Bartok, who also wrote the screenplay), who has been out of town and touch pursuing his dreams of being a musician. While home, Guy takes the opportunity to reunite with his ex, Stephanie(Miriam Shor), a hairdresser, whom he dumped. All of these characters live in a small town where some of their actions could be perceived in the wrong way if taken out of context, especially Georgia's mom(Talia Balsam) taking tasteful photographs of her in an attempt to be the next Sally Mann and dispel any stereotypes about her daughter's condition. While all of that is nice and good, just don't bring these photographs with you to the flea market next time.
  Walter M Super Reviewer

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