Michael Douglas stars as Alex Gromberg, a successful New York lawyer working in the firm that his own father, Mitchell Gromberg (Kirk Douglas), founded. While juggling his successful career Alex has lost touch with his own family, his wife Rebecca (Bernadette Peters) suspects him of infidelity and his two sons, college slacker Asher Gromberg (played by Douglas's real-life son Cameron Douglas) and 11-year-old Eli Gromberg (Rory Caulkin) are eager to rebel against their successful family lineage. Desperate to understand his sons, Alex finds himself reflecting on his own relationship with his father after years of competition and bickering. At the same time, his father is struggling to accept his own mortality after surviving a debilitating stroke. Together with his wife Evelyn (played by Kirk Douglas's first wife and Michael Douglas's real-life mother Diana Douglas) Mitchell attempts to recuperate while slowly passing the patriarchal torch to his son. The Douglas family triumphs onscreen in this heartwarming depiction of family dynamics skillfully directed by Fred Schepisi!!

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• Rated: PG-13 (MPAA)
  Rating Reason: For Drug Content, Sexual Material and Language.
• Starring: Rory Culkin, Issur Danielovitch, Isadore Demsky, Michael Douglas, Diana Douglas, Cameron Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michelle Monaghan, Bernadette Peters
• Directed By: Fred Schepisi
• Release Information:
• Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Theatrical Release Date: April 25, 2003
• DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Production Company: MGM
• Package Type: Keep Case
• DVD Features:
• Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only). This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.
• Aspect Ratio(s):
• Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
• Available Audio Tracks:
• English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
• French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Available Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
• Dubbed: French and Spanish
• Closed Captioned: Yes
• Bonus Features:
• Deleted Scenes
• "Family Makes You Nuts: The Making of It Runs in the Family" Featurette
• "All That Grit: Kirk Douglas and the Movies" Documentary
• Audio Commentary by Director Fred Schepisi
• Photo Gallery
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Interactive Features:
• Scene Access
• Interactive Menus

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