Movies / Pieces of April (2003)

5/10

Runtime: 80 min

Genres: Comedy Drama

Languages: English Mandarin

Countries: USA


April Burns is a wild, 21-year-old young woman with a very big problem. Against her own better judgment, she's invited her estranged, straight laced family for Thanksgiving dinner. Her boyfriend, Bobby, wants to help, but she banishes him from the apartment while she attempts to cook the meal. To make matters worse, she then discovers that her oven doesn't work. So, while April is forced to ask her eccentric neighbors for help in cooking her fifteen pound turkey, the Burns Family begins a reluctant journey from suburban Pennsylvania toward New York City's Lower East Side. April's Dad, Jim Burns tries to convince the family that the day will be beautiful. However, her mom, Joy, has her doubts and freely voices them. April's teenage sister and brother are squeezed between Grandma Dottie, and a bag of snacks in the back seat, as the Burns' family car hurtles toward Manhattan--and what will most likely be disaster.


Directors (1) Credit
Peter Hedges ...
Writers (1) Credit
Peter Hedges (written by)
Composers (1) Credit
Stephin Merritt ...
Editors (1) Credit
Mark Livolsi ...
Cinematographers (1) Credit
Tami Reiker (director of photography)
Actors (30) Credit
Adrian Martinez Man in Mohair Sweater
Alice Drummond Grandma Dottie
Alison Pill Beth Burns
Anney Giobbe Young Mother
Armando Riesco Tyrone
Birdie M. Hale Woman outside Bodega
Christine Todino Waitress
Derek Luke Bobby
Elizabeth Douglass Young Girl
Ficchi Bernadette the Dog
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Eugene
Jack Chen Lee Quong
Jacqueline Dai Lee Lang
Jamari Richardson Boy on Bicycle
John Gallagher Jr. Timmy Burns
Katie Holmes April Burns
Leila Danette Woman in Stairwell
Lillias White Evette
Marcus Lovett Parade Announcer
Oliver Platt Jim Burns
Patricia Clarkson Joy Burns
Rosa Luo Lee Wai Yam
Rusty De Wees Joy's Biker Guy (as Rusty DeWees)
Sally Leung Bayer Lee Quong Tan
Sean Hayes Wayne
Sisqó Latrell (as SisQo)
Stephen Chen Lee Loung Tan
Susan Bruce Tish
Vincent Roselli Timmy's Biker Guy
Vitali Baganov Half Asleep Man