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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 04/06/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Comedy Drama, Family Drama, Ensemble Film, Domestic Comedy

A large, dysfunctional family awaits word on a loved one's fate in this domestic drama starring Susan Sarandon as Mag Singer, mother of seven sons. One, Percival (Matt Keeslar) is serving in the Marine Corps, and when news comes that his barracks in the Middle East has been bombed by terrorists, Mag's family assembles at her home, anxious for more information. In the meantime, a series of old wounds are reopened and healed. The prodigious Singers include the father, Patrick (Sam Shepard), unhappily estranged from Mag and prone to bouts of hysterical blindness, and Alfred (Robert Sean Leonard), the responsible, sober eldest, who is engaged to divorced mother Cynthia (Marcia Gay Harden). There's also Simon (Nick Stahl), the intellectual Izzy (Sean Astin), two twins, and guilt-wracked Gideon (Jason London), a track star who outshone Percival athletically, inspiring the latter to join the military. While the Singers deal with minor crises like a neighbor's dog that repeatedly attacks Simon, Percival's fate looms, and Mag deals with her fear by cleaning out the ramshackle garage and drinking Tequila with her daughter-in-law to be, Cynthia, with whom she's surprised to find much in common. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Susan Sarandon - Mag Singer
Sam Shepard - Patrick Singer
Robert Sean Leonard - Alfred Singer
Sean Astin - Izzy Singer
Marcia Gay Harden - Cynthia

This family drama features an ensemble cast led by Susan Sarandon and Sam Shephard and tells the story of a recently divorced mother and father who gather with six of their seven sons when word comes that the absent son may have been killed in a military attack. The film also stars Marcia Gay Harden and Nick Stahl and is featured on this DVD in widescreen with the audio available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound as well as Dolby Digital Stereo. Along with English and Spanish subtitles, the disc is rounded out by the film's original theatrical trailer. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide