The House of Yes
- 1997
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- 1h 25m
A mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.A mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.A mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
- Mrs. Pascal
- (as Genevieve Bujold)
- Young Marty
- (voice)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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Why does it always seem that Parker Posey never rises above a B-list actress? She is exquisite here, was great in "Waiting for Guffman", and is just a joy to watch. he should be in so many more high profile movies. Heck, I don't know what she does these days (perhaps she is on a show I don't watch).
But anyway, what a dark, twisted and irreverent twist on the Kennedy assassination. While it should not be something to joke about, neither should mental illness or incest. And yet, this is what the film does, all together, and presents a very nice movie. Not laugh out loud, but just offbeat enough to be enjoyable for those who love subversion.
Parker Posey is wonderful, as is Josh Hamilton as her brother-with-benefits. The mother (the actress' name escapes me right now) is also wonderful, despite her deficient screen time. Even Tori Spelling--pariah of good actors everywhere--does a great job as Hamilton's stupid/naive fiancee (a bit of helpful typecasting). In fact, only Freddy Prinze jr. really didn't do that well in this movie, but his performance was by no means bad enough to ruin it. He seemed handily the most awkward of the bunch.
At any rate, I wound up watching it again, two days after the first time, and would recommend that anyone who hasn't done so follow my lead. Not only doesn't it lose anything on second screening, but the whole thing gets better (check out the Posey/Spellling "Marty's first girlfriend" scene)...
Did you know
- TriviaBased on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."
- GoofsThe amount of wine in Jackie-O's glass varies improbably between shots while Marty is playing the piano.
- Quotes
Lesly: I don't think you're insane.
Jackie-O: You don't?
Lesly: No.
Jackie-O: You don't think I'm an eensie weensie bit insane?
Lesly: I don't think you're insane. I think you're just spoiled.
Jackie-O: [exasperated] Oh please, if everyone around here is going to start telling the truth, I'm going to bed.
- Crazy creditsSome prints of the film feature the 1998 Miramax skyline logo at the beginning, while others have the older 1987 Miramax logo.
- Alternate versionsMiramax re-released this film on DVD with the alteration of the closing monologue, replacing it with a scream.
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- Also known as
- Lanetli sevgili
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $626,057
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,266
- Oct 12, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $626,057
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1