In 2005, the premiere of Thomas Bezuchi's comedy “Hello to the Family,” in which the actors were involved, was quite famous. The film received warm reviews from critics and viewers. What is this Christmas picture about?
A brief plot of the picture
The film "Hello to the family" describes a typical situation familiar to most ordinary people. Everett Stone brings his bride Meredith to Christmas at her parents' house. He awaits a warm welcome. But all relatives against Meredith had already been set up by Everett's sister, Emmy. She met her brother’s bride before everyone else and firmly decided that Meredith had no right to be part of their family.
And then the bride Everett appears on the threshold of the Stone House. She is trying to be polite, to take part in Christmas preparations. But Emmy and Everett's mother make fun of any petty quirk of Meredith, because of every nonsense they fan the scandal. In desperation, Meredith calls her sister for help - but then a new blow awaits her: Everett falls in love with Julie who arrived, and the Stone family is more inclined towards her sister, and not to Meredith herself.
In despair, the failed bride gets drunk with the groom's brother and wakes up in the morning in his bed. Relations in the Stone family are woven into a tight ball. And only when Meredith, sobbing, decides to express everything she thinks about this family - only then the Stones penetrate her with compassion and sympathy.
“Hello to the family”: actors. S.D. Parker as Meredith
Sarah Jessica was born into a large Jewish family. As early as 11 years old, the future Hollywood star began performing on Broadway in the musical “Innocent”.
Sarah Jessica Parker experienced an irresistible craving for acting. But she also always felt responsible for the family, so she started earning her first money in theatrical productions so early.
Since 1979, Parker has acted in films. The press spoke about her only in 1984, when the actress began an affair with Robert Downey Jr. Coincidence or not, but just during this period, Sarah's career went uphill. Especially popular was the comedy Honeymoon in Las Vegas, in which Parker played a major role along with Nicolas Cage.
The turning point in the career of the performer was the participation in the project “Sex and the City”. The series received the status of a cult and made of Sarah a real world celebrity. Just after the end of filming “Sex and the City,” Parker was invited to star in the comedy “Hello to the Family.”
Actors Parker and Mulroney played a couple in love in the project of Thomas Bezuchi. The heroine of Sarah Jessica fell into disgrace from the family of her own groom. Only a strange set of circumstances, in which Meredith suddenly turned out to be the girl of Everett's younger brother, and Everett decided to marry Meredith’s sister, reconciled the warring parties.
Hello Family: D. Mulroney as Everett Stone
Dermot Mulroney is a native of Virginia. In America, he is known not only as an actor, but also as a talented musician: Dermot plays five musical instruments.
Mulroney began his film career by filming in the TV series “Glory”. The first major role went to the performer in 1988 in the film "Young Arrows". Then there were the projects “Struggle for Survival”, “All Together”, “A Longtime Companion” and, of course, “Hello to the Family”.
Actors Mulroney and Parker played characters who were in a difficult situation. On the one hand, their union was not approved by Everett's relatives. On the other hand, as the plot develops, the hero Mulroney falls in love with his bride’s sister, and his bride is not averse to having an affair with the brother of her own groom. Fortunately, this love quadrangle to the end of the picture is allowed.
Other role performers
In the film Hello Family, Claire Danes appeared in the image of Julie Morton - the sister of Meredith. Julie appeared on the doorstep of the Stone family and immediately liked them. Secretly, family members hoped that Everett would switch to his bride's sister. But when this really happened, the scandal still could not be avoided. Claire Danes can also be seen in the films Romeo + Juliet, Les Miserables and Terminator 3.
In the film “Hello to the family,” the viewer can see a couple more Hollywood stars. Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes) played the role of the fastidious sister of Everett. Diane Keaton (The Godfather) appeared as Everett's mother, a housewife who is struggling with breast cancer. Craig Nelson (Devil's Advocate) played the role of Everet Stone's father.