Staying Together (1989)
- Starring:
- Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lee Grant
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Staying Together
After winning an Academy Award for their documentary Down and Out in America (1986), actress-director Lee Grant and her producer-husband Joseph Feury filmed this comedy-drama based on an original script by playwright Monte Merrick. In a small Southern town, the McDermott family has owned and operated a popular chicken restaurant for years. Each of the three McDermott boys, Brian (Tim Quill), Kit (Dermot Mulroney), and Duncan (Sean Astin) expects to inherit part of the business from their father (Jim Haynie). While enjoying liberal amounts of skirt-chasing, marijuana-smoking, and alcohol consumption in their off hours, the McDermotts have big plans for the place, but then dad drops a bombshell -- he's sold the restaurant without consulting his family, leaving each son to struggle with his newfound, unwanted independence. In the meantime, mom (Melinda Dillon) considers reuniting with her old band. Because of the bankruptcy of its producer, Hemdale Film Corporation, Staying Together (1989) was shelved for over a year before its release. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast of Staying Together
- Sean Astin - Duncan McDermott
- Melinda Dillon - Eileen McDermott
- Levon Helm - Denny Stockton
- Dermot Mulroney - Kit McDermott
- Keith Szarabajka - Kevin Burley
- Michael Burgess - Workman
- Ann Pierce - Nurse
- Frank Campbell - Bass
- Susan Aude Fisher - Announcer
- Stan Szelest - Keyboard/Vocals
- Thelma McNinch - Customer
- Nathan LeGrand - Husband
- Jim Gandy - Announcer
- Ed Carter - Announcer
- Frances Arndt - Mrs. Crawford
- Ryan Hill - Demetri Harper
- Stockard Channing - Nancy Trainer
- Jim Haynie - Jake McDermott
- Dinah Manoff - Lois Cook
- Tim Quill - Brian McDermott
- Daphne Zuniga - Beverly Young
- Bonnie Cook - Waitress
- James R. Barrow - Customer
- Randy Ciarlante - Drums/Vocal
- Jim Weider - Guitar
- Pinner Leon Joseph - Newsman
- Rick Marshall - Charlie
- Steve Jackson - Contestant
- Wayne Coleman - Wedding Photographer
- Paul Branin - Guitar, Sax, Tenor, Vocals
- Robert Sedgwick - Doctor
- Sheila Kelley - Beth Harper
- Director(s):
- Lee Grant
- Writer(s):
- Monte Merrick
- Producer(s):
- Joseph Feury
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Nudity, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Profanity)
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