Family Prayers

Family Prayers
Directed by Scott M. Rosenfeld
Produced by Steven Ginsberg
Charmain Jago
Mark Levinson
Johine Novosel
Bonnie Sugar
Written by Steven Ginsberg
Starring Joe Mantegna
Anne Archer
Paul Reiser
Patti LuPone
Music by Steve Tyrell
Cinematography Jeff Jur
Edited by Susan Crutcher
Production
company
Earthquake Productions
Distributed by Arrow Releasing
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Release date
 March 31, 1993 (1993-03-31)
Running time
 108 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

Family Prayers is a 1993 American drama film starring Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Paul Reiser and Patti LuPone. It was directed by Scott Rosenfeld. It is notable for being the first film role of Brittany Murphy, who had a non-speaking role.[2]

Plot

Set in 1969 Los Angeles, this movie aims at nostalgia but really is more a depiction of the tragedy of a dysfunctional family. Young Andrew, a 13-year-old male on the brink of manhood, is saddled with a father who is a compulsive gambler and a mother who is immersed in a constant battle with him because of it. Often desperate for money, their dependence on Andrew's older sister for money is one more cause of tension and anxiety in an already unhappy household. As Andrew cares for himself and his younger sister, the symbol of his coming of age--his approaching bar-mitzvah--comes to symbolize more than just a rite of passage.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Leonard Maltin (2 September 2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin Group US. pp. 744–. ISBN 978-0-698-18361-2.
  2. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/family_prayers/
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