A Good Funeral

2009 1h 30m EN

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SKIP

★1.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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At her father's funeral, Junior Talmadge remembers back 30 years to the last time she saw her Dad: the summer of 1979. Junior was graduating from college and had just gotten engaged. Her dad surprises the family when he arrives with a brand new motor home. He entices his kids into a final "family summer vacation," the only way he knows how: he tells them he has cancer. Thus begins the family's road trip to California, and their quest to become a real American family, the old-fashioned way, by being on a real American TV game show. As the family arrives in LA to audition for the show, secret after secret is revealed about their dad, forcing Junior and her brothers to confront the reality of who their Dad really is.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gary Cole
Stan Talmadge
Jennifer Coolidge
Helen
Agnes Bruckner
Junior
Tina Holmes
Maude
Josh Randall
Andrew
Jordan Bridges
Marty
Teddy Dunn
Bret
Riki Lindhome
Polly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Moreton
Writers: David Moreton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Moreton, shot by Darren Genet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Gary Cole and Jennifer Coolidge and Agnes Bruckner carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2158731 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Moreton directs. Darren Genet behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by David Moreton, shot by Darren Genet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Gary Cole and Jennifer Coolidge and Agnes Bruckner carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2158731 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.