Family Prayers (1992)
- Starring:
- Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, (more)
- Director(s):
- Scott Rosenfelt
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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 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. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Joe Mantegna - Martin Jacobs
- Tzvi Ratner-Stauber - Andrew Jacobs
- Allen Garfield - Cantor
- Conchata Ferrell - Mrs. Romeyou
- Joanne Baron - Neighbor
- Glen Campbell - Himself
- Julianne Michelle - Fay Jacobs
- Brittany Murphy - Elise
- Jane Jenkins
- Gary Goetzman - Irate Driver
- Alan Vint - Delivery Man
- Milt Oberman - Al
- David Margulies - Uncle Sam
- John Capodice - Barber
- Frank di Elsi - Poker Player
- Anne Archer - Rita Jacobs
- Patti LuPone - Aunt Nan
- Paul Reiser - Dan Linder
- Shiri Appleby - Nina
- Jaclyn Bernstein - Julie
- Tim Lane - Poker Player
- Annie O'Donnell - Lynn
- Janet Hirshenson
- Cherie Franklin - Phyllis
- Billy Williams - Activist
- James Terry - Mike
- Ralph Monaco - Barber #2
- Gina Hecht - Arlene
- J.J. Chaback - Mrs. Sherry
- Director(s):
- Scott Rosenfelt
- Writer(s):
- Steven Ginsberg
- Producer(s):
- Bonnie Sugar, Mark Levinson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children, Adult Situations)
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