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Synopsis: Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Tamara Jenkins
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 31 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
R
Year:
2007
113 min
£6,426,953
Website
1,164 Views


"Our prayers are with you,

our love, our thoughts.

So this is sent with some"...

Here.

Don't forget the balloon.

You must be Leonard's kids.

Uh-huh.

The hospital's just five minutes away.

And don't worry. It's nothing serious.

He's been feeling kind of faint...

and what with

the toileting incident and all...

the doctor thought a few tests

were in order.

Well, I guess...

I guess we should be going then.

- We're really sorry about your mom.

- Oh, thank you.

Uh, Jon, Wendy...

One more thing before you go.

Please sit.

I just want to say...

you know, we love Lenny.

He's been like family to us, but...

he's not really our family...

he's yours.

So...

I hope you'll be able to find

someplace nice for him.

- What do you mean?

- She means a place where he can live.

- Right. He lives here.

- That's correct.

Your father's been living off the charity

of our family for quite some time.

- Bill-

- Why would you say charity, Bill?

Doris asked my father to come live

with her as a boyfriend, not a boarder.

They were a couple.

They were together for over 20 years.

You can't just throw the man

out on the street.

He has a right to live here. Legally speaking,

it's a common law marriage at this point.

Not exactly.

Not in front of the kids, Bill.

Let's step outside.

So, was Lenny there

when this was signed?

Notarized, all legal.

It's called a non-marital agreement.

It's like a prenupt without the nap.

It says that even though

they lived together...

they have no legal obligation to each other,

that everything's separate.

And, basically, Dad has no legal right

to any of her property.

Bet you they've already

got the place listed.

Did you notice that there wasn't

one picture of us anywhere?

Are you surprised?

It's like we don't even exist.

...on your toughest stains.

How about this coffee stain on my blouse?

I'll add some things

and make it really messy.

Oxy Clean seeks out stains

and works right before your eyes.

Grass and dirt don't stand a chance

against new Oxy Clean.

It tackles grass, dirt and grease better

than ever. It gets the stains out.

It's safe on all your laundry,

because it's chlorine-free.

Wow!

Add a scoop to every load

and see for yourself.

It's tough on stains, safe on colors.

And Oxy Clean still works great

on carpet and upholstery.

Call now, and you'll receive

a whopping six pound...

- Where the hell have you been?

- Hi, Dad.

- Hi, Dad. How are you?

- How are you?

They had me hog-tied for two days.

We got here as soon as we could.

We came straight from the airport.

It... It's Jon and Wendy.

I know who you are.

The late ones. You're late.

You weren't here,

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Tamara Jenkins

Tamara Jenkins (born May 2, 1962) is an American screenwriter, film director, and occasional actress. She is best known for her feature films Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) and The Savages (2007). more…

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