Passed Away (1992)

Passed Away (1992) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1992 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Charlie Peters

Written By:
Charlie Peters

Actors:
Bob Hoskins ..... Johnny Scanlan
Jack Warden ..... Jack Scanlan
William L. Petersen ..... Frank Scanlan (as William Petersen)
Diana Bellamy ..... BJ
Don Brockett ..... Froggie
Helen Lloyd Breed ..... Aunt Maureen
Patricia O'Connell ..... Mrs. Finch
Sally Gracie ..... Mrs. Cassidy
Ruth Jaroslow ..... Mrs. Richfield
Alice Eisner ..... Aunt Sissy
Maureen Stapleton ..... Mary Scanlan
Pamela Reed ..... Terry Scanlan Pinter
Tim Curry ..... Boyd Pinter
Louis Mustillo ..... Carmine Syracusa
Ann Shea ..... Louise

Synopsis:

In this black comedy, elderly Jack Scanlan (Jack Warden) passes away just as he's about to tell his oldest son Johnny (Bob Hoskins) what he's decided is truly important in life, which does little to ease Johnny's mid-life anxieties. Jack's funeral and the subsequent wake brings together the various members of the Scanlan Family, most of whom are having troubles of their own. Johnny's mother Mary (Maureen Stapleton) is not dealing well with losing her husband. His brother Frank (William Petersen), a would-be union delegate, has a nagging wife, Denise (Debra Rush), and a pregnant daughter, Rachel (Teri Polo). His sister Nora (Frances McDormand) is a leftist nun who has brought along a guest, a South American dissident wanted by the INS. Terry (Pamela Reed) is splitting up with her husband Boyd (Tim Curry) after finally realizing that he's gay. And Johnny is thinking of quitting his job and leaving his wife Amy (Blair Brown), which makes the mysterious Cassie (Nancy Travis) seem all the more attractive. Passed Away marked the directorial debut of successful screenwriter Charlie Peters.

When Jack Scanlan passes away just before telling his son, Johnny what was really important in life, Johnny begins to wonder if he's let life pass him by. With the funeral as backdrop, all the Scanlans appear, each with an interesting situation. One of Johnny's sisters is divorced but hasn't told anyone, the sister who is a nun is now into liberation theology and has an illegal immigrant with her, and Tony is fighting for control of his father's union. Johnny and Terry (the divorced sister) both think that they may have found true love in the chaos (though what Johnny's wife thinks of it is up for grabs) as Johnny tries to make some kind of sense out of the various strains in his family.

A bunch of eccentric relatives gather for their patriarch's funeral.

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