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Release Date
• USA: Oct 17, 2003
• UK: 20 Feb 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 24, 2004
• R2: 14 Jun 2004
Budget $300,000
BoxOffice: $2.3M
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MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality, drug content and images of nudity.
Running Time
1 hour, 21 minutes
Country USA
Studio InDigEnt, Kalkaska Productions
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• Pieces of April
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Marriage, On The Road, Urban
Tagline: She's the one in every family.
Plot: April Burns (Katie Holmes) has never been on good terms with her mother, Joy (Patricia Clarkson), but in a burst of goodwill she’s volunteered to host her family for Thanksgiving at the Lower East Side apartment she shares with her boyfriend, Bobby (Derek Luke). As if preparing a holiday feast isn’t pressure enough, she discovers her oven is broken and has to search her building for one that works, making appeals to an eclectic array of neighbors.Meanwhile, the Burns family is speeding down the highway towards New York recounting April’s failures. April’s father, Jim (Oliver Platt), is determined to have a nice day, but Joy persists in undermining his plans. While perfect daughter Beth (Alison Pill) reminds everyone of her sister’s faults and Grandma Dottie (Alice Drummond) can barely remember anyone’s name, youngest child Timmy (John Gallagher, Jr.) dodges emotional bullets by photographing every awkward moment.
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| Directed by |
Peter Hedges
Dan in Real Life, About a Boy, What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
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| Written by |
Peter Hedges
About a Boy, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, A Map of the World |
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Get Over It, Snow Dogs, MTV Video Music Awards 2000 |
 | Sean Hayes
Cats & Dogs, The Cat in the Hat, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! |
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 | Derek Luke
Spartan, Friday Night Lights, Antwone Fisher | Alison Pill
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Dear Wendy, Skipped Parts | |
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