In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 8 wins & 33 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaRick Moody, the author of the novel was so pleased with the film he sobbed through the end credits.
- GoofsThere is a yellow plastic Comet container visible near the sink of the Hood home. In 1973 these containers would have been a green cardboard tube with metal top/bottom. Plastic Comet containers did not exist until later.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Train Conductor: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This train, originating from New York's Grand Central Station, is back in service. Next stop will be New Canaan, Connecticut. New Canaan, Connecticut next stop.
Paul Hood: [narration] In issue 141 of the Fantastic Four, published in November, 1973, Reed Richards had to use his anti-matter weapon on his own son, who Aannihilus has turn into the Human Atom Bomb. It was a typical predicament for the Fantastic Four, because they weren't like other superheroes. They were more like a family. And the more power they had, the more harm they could do to each other without even knowing it. That was the meaning of the Fantastic Four: that a family is like your own personal anti-matter. Your family is the void you emerge from, and the place you return to when you die. And that's the paradox - the closer you're drawn back in, the deeper into the void you go.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Dave Gorman Collection (2001)
- SoundtracksDirty Love
Written by Frank Zappa
Used by permission of Munchkin Music
Performed by Frank Zappa
Courtesy of Rykodisc
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- La tormenta de hielo
- Filming locations
- New Canaan, Connecticut, USA(houses belonging to Ben and Elena Hood and Janey Carver)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,038,061
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $75,183
- Sep 28, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $8,038,061
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1