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| Directed by | Percy Adlon |
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| Cinematography | Bernd Heinl |
| Edited by | Suzanne Fenn |
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| Distributed by | Transmundo Films (Argentina) |
Release date | 1993 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Younger And Younger is a 1993 American comedy film co-written and directed by Percy Adlon and starring Donald Sutherland, Brendan Fraser and Lolita Davidovich.
Synopsis
Jonathan Younger owns a self-storage facility, and runs it with his wife Penny, with who he has a strained relationship. One day Penny, a plain and skittish woman, is startled by a great deal of noise Jonathan makes with an organ and dies from a heart attack.
Jonathan's college-aged son Winston returns home for the funeral and to help run the family business. While they interact with a number of quirky customers, Jonathan is haunted by the spirit of his late wife, who becomes increasingly attractive to him with each ghostly apparition.[1]
Cast
- Donald Sutherland as Jonathan Younger
- Brendan Fraser as Winston Younger
- Lolita Davidovich as Penny
- Sally Kellerman as ZigZag Lilian
- Julie Delpy as Melodie
- Linda Hunt as Frances
- Pit Krüger as Roger
- Nicholas Gunn as Benjamin
Reception
The summary of Leonard Klady's favorable Variety review reads "The iconoclastic oeuvre of Percy Adlon provides another unusual human comedy in "Younger and Younger." Superficially a family drama of an errant, philandering father, the yarn spins out from its simple premise into fantasy, music, black comedy and innumerable offbeat digressions. It’s a mad, wild souffle served up by actors at the top of their form."[2] Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Melissa Pierson differs: "When a film stuffed with this much talent goes straight to video, you might suspect something. And you’d be largely right. C- ."[3]
Awards and nominations
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Won, "Silver Raven Award" - Percy Adlon
Tokyo International Film Festival
- Won, "Best Actress Award" - Lolita Davidovich
References
- ↑ "Younger & Younger by Percy Adlon". www.percyadlon.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ↑ Klady, Victor (June 9, 1993). "Younger and Younger". Variety.
- ↑ Pierson, Melissa (April 7, 1995). "Younger and Younger". Entertainment Weekly.
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