Directed by:
Amy Jo JohnsonScreenplay:
Joanne SarazenCinematography:
Daniel GrantCast:
Felicity Huffman, Anastasia Phillips, Clark Johnson, Lauren Holly, Kristian Bruun, Aaron Ashmore, Oluniké Adeliyi, Ali Hassan, Tara Nicodemo, Jocelyne Zucco (more)VOD (1)
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For what seems like forever, Kathy MacDonald (Anastasia Phillips) has been taking care of her train wreck of a mother, Tammy (Felicity Huffman), an alcoholic who's the life of the party when she's in her cups, but a sharp-tongued, vicious monster when sober. The strain is finally getting to Kathy. Her only real relief is heading to a posh hotel bar in the city with her boss and Tammy's oldest friend, Doug (Clark Johnson), where they pretend to be other people. When Tammy is diagnosed with cancer, Kathy must move back into her house to help care for her — and suffer her abuse. But escape may be on the horizon. Kathy has been selected as a guest on a sordid Jerry Springer-ish talk show, where she's coached by the imperious and cynical Alana Wiseman (Lauren Holly), and may be set for a big payday. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Felicity Huffman
USA
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Magnolia (1999)
Rudderless (2014)
Anastasia Phillips
Best movies:
Incident in a Ghostland (2018)
Bomb Girls - Facing the Enemy (2014) (TV movie)
Angry Angel (2017) (TV movie)
Clark Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Hyena Road (2015)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Lauren Holly
USA
Best movies:
Any Given Sunday (1999)
What Women Want (2000)
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Kristian Bruun
Canada
Best movies:
Murdoch Mysteries: Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas (2016) (TV movie)
Murdoch Mysteries: A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015) (TV movie)
Ready or Not (2019)
Aaron Ashmore
Canada
Best movies:
Treed Murray (2001)
Le confort des objets (2001)
Palo Alto, CA (2007)
Oluniké Adeliyi
Canada
Best movies:
John Q (2002)
The Prodigy (2019)
Boost (2017)
Ali Hassan
Best movies:
The Breadwinner (2017)
Goon (2011)
My Spy (2020)
Tara Nicodemo
Best movies:
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
Every Day (2018)
Mambo Italiano (2003)
Jocelyne Zucco
Best movies:
Guilt by Association (2002) (TV movie)
Sister Mary Explains It All (2001) (TV movie)
Deadfall (2012)
Shelby Bain
Canada
Best movies:
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018) (TV movie)