Around the Bend

2004
15
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

4.5K

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Drama

A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Trivia
Sir Michael Caine, who plays Christopher Walken's father, is only ten years older than him.

Goofs
The way the ashes lie on the spoon between shots, near the end of the movie.

Quotes
Turner Lair: You're tense. You get that from your mother's people.

Connections
Featured in It's a Good Day: The Making of 'Around the Bend' (2005)

Soundtracks
Dean's Always Right
Written by Larry Klein, Dean Parks, Bryan Pezzone, Joey Waronker, Frank Marocco (as The Legendary Frank Morocco),
David Baerwald
Performed by The New Velvet Pillow Orchestra

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Featured review

Beautifully told story

Extremely touching road movie around four generations of males whose relationships have become fractured in the past.

It's not made completely clear at the start, but Michael Caine is the great grandfather, Christopher Walken is the grandfather, Josh Lucas the father and the charming Jonah Bobo as the grandson. The family are reunited and Caine's character tasks them with a request in his will that his ashes be scattered near his favourite fast food restaurants throughout picturesque New Mexico (bizarre product placement).

Walken had disappeared from the family unit, with some resentment from all, and returns to the family and finds himself agreeing to fulfil his father's wishes. Throughout the journey, the family bonds are re-established and a gradual understanding of the characters grows and their past revealed.

This is a beautiful story, told at a gentle but entrancing pace, is truly moving and I recommend it highly. It's not very long, but within Walken is given great time and space to truly demonstrate his talents.