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The Thing About My Folks is a 2005 American comedy drama film directed by Raymond De Felitta and starring Peter Falk, Paul Reiser, and Olympia Dukakis. The screenplay by Paul Reiser focuses on the effect a terminal illness has on the marriage of an aging couple and their adult children.
Sep 23, 2005 · The Thing About My Folks: Directed by Raymond De Felitta. With Peter Falk, Paul Reiser, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins. Ben's dad, Sam, shows up one night with a note that Ben's mother has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that is for sale.
- (2.4K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Raymond De Felitta
- 2005-09-23
Sep 15, 2005 · "The Thing About My Folks" travels familiar movie territory: A grown son and his father get to know each other during a journey in, yes, a classic car. They do not discover much they couldn't have learned in screenwriting class, but we discover once again what a warm and engaging actor Peter Falk is.
Ben Kleinman (Paul Reiser) gets a surprise visit from his father, Sam (Peter Falk), who shows him a vague note from his mother indicating that she's left, and Sam has no idea where she's gone....
- (65)
- Raymond De Felitta
- PG-13
- Peter Falk
Jun 2, 2005 · Overview. Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that's for sale.
The Thing About My Folks ★★½ 2005 (PG-13) What happens when an old man on the brink of a divorce drops into his adult son's life? You get a vehicle for Peter Falk's patented crusty lovability. Sam Kleinman (Falk), after a lifetime spent buried in his work, is alone and unfulfilled after his wife Muriel (Dukakis) walks out.
The Thing About My Folks is all about family. In offering a straightforward depiction of the through-thick-and-thin commitment shared in marital, parental and sibling relationships, it also deals with the walls that can get built between family members over time.
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