The House of Yes
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The House of Yes is a 1997 dark comedy film, based on Wendy MacLeod’s play, about a mentally unstable young woman obsessed with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis whose delusions unravel during a dysfunctional family Thanksgiving.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The House of Yes canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage play ⓘ |
| basedOn | The House of Yes (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Mark Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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dark comedy ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Freddie Prinze Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Geneviève Bujold NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Parker Posey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tori Spelling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anthony
NERFINISHED
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Jackie-O NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesly NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
delusion and mental illness
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dysfunctional family dynamics ⓘ incestuous relationships ⓘ obsession with the Kennedy assassination ⓘ |
| notableFor | Parker Posey performance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSource | Wendy MacLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Freddie Prinze Jr. as Anthony
NERFINISHED
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Geneviève Bujold as Mrs. Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Hamilton as Marty ⓘ Parker Posey as Jackie-O ⓘ Tori Spelling as Lesly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Shooting Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistObsession | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | mentally unstable ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Mark Waters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wendy MacLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Thanksgiving holiday
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suburban Washington, D.C. area ⓘ |
| theme |
American political mythology
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family dysfunction ⓘ identity and role-playing ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1960s-1980s American culture (referenced) ⓘ |
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