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Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
Starring:
Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire
Danes, Kathy Baker, Wendy Crewson and
Bruce Altman
Director:
Michael Pressman
Written by: Michael Brady (I)(play)
and David E. Kelley
Distributors: Columbia TriStar
Plot:
Labor Day weekend on Nantucket Island
marks a family reunion for David Lewis
(Peter Gallagher) and his teenage daughter,
Rachel (Claire Danes) along with his sister-in-law
Esther (Kathy Baker) and brother-in-law
Paul (Bruce Altman). It also marks the
anniversary of David's wife Gillian (Michelle
Pfeiffer) who died in a boating accident
on her birthday two years ago. To David,
it could have been yesterday. Hoping to
help David overcome his grief, Paul and
Esther bring an attractive single woman
(Wendy Crewson) with them to the island.
But he's not over Gillian. In fact, David
is completely in love with her. It's as
though the strength of his devotion just
might bring her back. As the family celebrates
the weekend with the traditional karoake
singing and a sand castle competition,
relationships are re-examined and truths
are revealed. When David discovers that
his obsession with his late wife has damaged
his precious relationship with Rachel,
he realizes he must do everything in his
power to regain his daughter's love --
even if it means letting go of Gillian.
Runtime:
92 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release Date: October 18, 1996
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