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Home Fries

1998 · 93 min

A quirky, offbeat romance that ambles along with gentle charm, mixing dark family farce with sweet, awkward warmth.

Directed by
Dean Parisot
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
A long shot romance in a short order world.
Overview
Dorian and Angus 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. 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.

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Directed by
Dean Parisot
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • deception
  • parenthood
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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