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Staying Together

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The close-knit McDermott family lives in a small town where the father (Jim Haynie) owns and runs a chicken restaurant. Brian (Tim Quill), Kit (Dermot Mulroney) and Duncan (Sean Astin) are convinced they have a solid and peaceful future ahead of them: One of these days, they'll inherit the old man's restaurant. Dad, however, impulsively sells the business, and turmoil engulfs the McDermott boys as they face uncertain futures for the first time in their lives.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
It's the kind of movie that's so homespun and genuine and caring that you wonder if these characters ever have seen any movies or watched any television: Do they know their lives are cliches? Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/09/2007
2.5/4
...worth a look if only for the overall vibe of authenticity and almost uniformly effective performances... Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/07/2005
3/5
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) 02/07/2003
3/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 07/26/2002
3/5
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Audience Reviews

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09/03/2017 This film is obscure -- even to film aficionados. There's a reason for that. See more 11/20/2014 ***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.*** See more 10/23/2012 Middling fare. Thank goodness Sean Astin rose out of this to become a hobbit. ABC Sunday night special stuff. See more 02/21/2012 Never goes far enough and stays obviouse with plenty of predictability. See more 01/10/2012 Typical 80's flick. Not great. Not bad. Just very 80's... See more 06/08/2011 Movie about keeping the family together through some tough times. A bit sad. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lee Grant

Director

Sean Astin

Duncan McDermott

Stockard Channing

Nancy Trainer

Melinda Dillon

Eileen McDermott

Jim Haynie

Jake McDermott

Levon Helm

Denny Stockton

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Movie Info

Synopsis The close-knit McDermott family lives in a small town where the father (Jim Haynie) owns and runs a chicken restaurant. Brian (Tim Quill), Kit (Dermot Mulroney) and Duncan (Sean Astin) are convinced they have a solid and peaceful future ahead of them: One of these days, they'll inherit the old man's restaurant. Dad, however, impulsively sells the business, and turmoil engulfs the McDermott boys as they face uncertain futures for the first time in their lives.
Director
Lee Grant
Producer
Joseph Feury
Screenwriter
Monte Merrick
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 10, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.1M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround