Who's Afraid of Jackie-O.?
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German title | Who's Afraid of Jackie-O.? |
Original title | The House of Yes |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1997 |
length | 85 minutes |
Age rating | FSK - |
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Director | Mark Waters |
script | Mark Waters |
production | Robert Berger , Beau Flynn , Stefan Simchowitz |
music | Rolfe Kent |
camera | Michael Spiller |
cut | Pamela Martin |
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Who's Afraid of Jackie-O.? ( The House of Yes ) is an American comedy film directed by Mark Waters from 1997. The plot is based on the play "The House of Yes" by Wendy MacLeod .
action
Marty Pascal studies in New York City in 1983 . He is engaged to the waitress Lesly.
Marty takes his fiancée with him when he visits his family in Washington DC for Thanksgiving . There Lesly meets his twin sister Jackie, who is fascinated by the former US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis . Jackie mocks Lesly by asking her about her home state of Pennsylvania . She asks questions such as whether there are paintings in Pennsylvania. Jackie then becomes hysterical when the ice cubes for the drinks run out.
The electric light fails, candles are lit. Jackie and Marty's mother goes to sleep. She says she can anticipate where the conversation will lead.
It turns out that Marty and Jackie have had an incestuous relationship in the past . Jackie thinks incest is normal and wants to renew the relationship. Jackie and Marty make love in the presence of Lesly.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the comedy was "black" and "occasionally disturbing", yet it was "funny". Berardinelli praised the performances by Josh Hamilton, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Tori Spelling.
Roger Ebert praised the “clever” and “concise” dialogues and the portrayal of Parker Posey in the Chicago Sun-Times of October 17, 1997.
Awards
Parker Posey won a 1997 Sundance Film Festival Special Award ; Mark Waters was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. Mark Waters was also nominated for a 1997 Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival and for a prize at the Deauville Film Festival .
Parker Posey was nominated for the 1998 Golden Satellite Award . Tori Spelling was nominated for the Golden Raspberry in 1998 .
background
Production costs were estimated at 1.5 million US dollars . The film grossed $ 0.6 million in US cinemas.
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Web links
- Who's Afraid of Jackie-O.? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Who's Afraid of Jackie-O.? at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Who's Afraid of Jackie-O.? at Metacritic (English)