Pieces of April Page #5

Synopsis: In a very poor zone of New York, April Burns and her boyfriend, the Afro-American Bobby, are preparing to receive April's family for thanksgiving dinner. While Bobby tries to borrow a suit for himself, April realizes that her stove is broken. She tries desperately to find a neighbor that can let her cook the turkey, since she does not want to fail (again) with her family. Meanwhile, in a suburb of Pennsylvania, her dysfunctional family is preparing to travel to New York. While driving, the relationship between the Burns and their black-sheep April is disclosed through the conversations between her father Jim, her resented mother Joy, her brother, her sister and her grandmother.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Peter Hedges
Production: United Artists
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
PG-13
Year:
2003
80 min
$2,400,000
Website
930 Views


I'm good. I'm fine.

They're downstairs waiting for you.|You gotta go.

Are you sure you're okay?

Go.

- The cranberry sauce is ready.|- They're here.

I don't understand.|They were just down there.

Maybe they went|and ran an errand.

Why would they come|all this way?

Bobby, what are we|gonna do with all the food?

This is so nice.

Something smells good.

I'm sure we'll be able to find|something for everybody here.

- You okay?|- I need to go to the bathroom.

- I'll... I'll...|- Timmy can take me.

Don't be hard on yourself.|We did the right thing.

It's much better this way.

Good afternoon.|Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Let me see.

That's it! I'm leaving.|You're on your own.

Let's see how you like that.

Mom!

Momh, a re you okay?

Excuse me.

French, Russian, bleu cheese,|Thousand Island, vinaigrette,

Italian, we've got Ranch.

They're made on the premises.

We've got a great Black Forest cake.|We also have great pies.

- Doesn't that sound good?|- We have great pumpkin pie.

Do you have whipped cream|with the pie?

Of course.

- This piece?|- Yeah.

- Want me to get it?|- No, I'll get it.

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Peter Hedges

Peter Simpson Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. more…

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