Rotten
It's a fable that's too fabulous by half.
Nelson Pressley, Washington Post
House of D
See the world a little differently.
2004 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
David Duchovny
Overview
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.
Director and cast
- David Duchovny Director
- Anton Yelchin as Tommy
- Téa Leoni as Mrs. Warshaw
- David Duchovny as Tom Warshaw
- Robin Williams as Pappass
- Erykah Badu as Lady / Bernadette
- Frank Langella as Reverend Duncan
- Magali Amadei as Coralie Warshaw
- Claire Lautier as Madam Chatquipet
- Zelda Williams as Melissa Loggia
- Bernie Sheredy Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
10%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Because dark secrets always summon flashbacks, the telling of Tom's plunges us back to Greenwich Village, circa 1973. Sideburns sprout, classic rock proliferates and lapels run amok. Then the horror really begins.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
The kind of personal film that fails in a way that makes your teeth ache. It's obviously a labor of love on the part of its first-time writer-director, but as a coming-of-age memoir it lacks charm, originality and taste.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Rotten
A sweet but inept coming-of-age tale.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Duchovny displays a firm sense of time and place and genuine affection for all his characters, offering up plenty of amusing running gags and, most courageously, unabashed emotion.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
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