The Savages

Jenkins, Tamara, 1962- (Added Author). Linney, Laura. (Added Author). Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 (Added Author). Bosco, Philip. (Added Author). Friedman, Peter, 1949- (Added Author). Zayas, David. (Added Author). Akinnagbe, Gbenga. (Added Author). Seymour, Cara. (Added Author). Monk, Debra, 1949- (Added Author). Martindale, Margo, 1951- (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Lone Star Film Group. (Added Author). This is That (Firm) (Added Author). Ad Hominem Enterprises (Firm) (Added Author). Cooper's Town Productions. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (distributor.). Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour, Debra Monk, Margo Martindale, Peter Frechette, Carmen Roman. (Cast).

Summary: Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from their abusive father, Lenny. Suddenly, a call comes in that Lenny's girlfriend has died and he cannot care for himself. Lenny suffers from dementia and her family dumps Lenny on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father. The siblings are forced to face the struggle with their personal demons.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 streaming video file (114 min.) : digital, sound, color
Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 2007.
Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 2007.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Mott Hupfel ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; music, Stephen Trask ; costume designer, David C. Robinson ; production designer, Jane Ann Stewart ; executive producers, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Jim Burke.
Participant or Performer Note:	Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour, Debra Monk, Margo Martindale, Peter Frechette, Carmen Roman.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality and language.
System Details Note:	Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 5, 2015).