Drama

Wild About Harry

- Family is family no matter what.

Set in 1973 and inspired by true events, 'Wild About Harry' follows the havoc wreaked in a teen girl’s life when she discovers that her widowed father is gay. Alternately comic and tragic and anchored by an impressive ensemble cast, the film captures both the freedoms and the homophobia of the time – all set against the backdrop of small town America on Cape Cod. British widower Harry Goodhart decides to make a fresh start and moves with his teenage daughters to Cape Cod in 1973. But Harry can't leave behind the secret that threatens to tear his family apart. Adjusting to their new lives proves difficult for the girls when they discover that the connection between their dad and his partner is more than just a working relationship.

Release Date : 2009-07-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Avery Productions

Production Country :

Alternative Titles : American PrimitiveOnce in a Very Blue Moon

Cast

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Tate Donovan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theo

Original Name : Adam Pascal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madeline Goodhart

Original Name : Danielle Savre

Gender : Female

Character Name : Daisy Goodhart

Original Name : Skye McCole Bartusiak

Gender : Female

Character Name : Spoke White

Original Name : Josh Peck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Corey Sevier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martha

Original Name : Susan Anspach

Gender : Female

Character Name : William Cauldicott

Original Name : James B. Sikking

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Brown

Original Name : Anne Ramsay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joy Crowley

Original Name : Stacey Dash

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lucy Carmichael

Original Name : Johanna Braddy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bridget Howard

Original Name : Jordan-Claire Green

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eliza

Original Name : Blythe Auffarth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gertie

Original Name : Suzan Crowley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eliza Cauldicott

Original Name : Kristina Klebe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Yates

Original Name : Helen Carey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tiger Lady

Original Name : Lili Barsha

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-13

Tate Donovan sports a British accent for this really mediocre family drama that I found quite hard to struggle through. Following the death of his wife, he and his two daughters "Madeline" (Danielle Savre) and "Daisy" (Skye Bartusiak) relocate to a small community on Cape Cod where he falls, a bit unexpectedly, for "Theo" (Adam Pascal). They try to keep their relationship secret but of course the cat can't stay in the bag for long and there now develops an actually quite torrid story of selfishness, intolerance and stupidity. To be fair to Donovan ("Harry") he does just about enough here as the dad juggling truths, lies, love and lust - but "Madeline"! If she had been mine I would have put her in a velvet sack. I wish I could say that it was Savre's talent as an actor that drove me mad, but it wasn't. She is terrible, but shares responsibility for her shocking delivery with the writers who provide a characterisation of this truly odious individual who sneaks around spying on her father; a creature who peeks through keyholes and eavesdrops from the stairs. Imagine if her father had done that to her as she carried on with her own "private" life. The story is all so contrived and frankly unpleasant. It's implausible, and the arrival of the always wooden as a spoon James B. Sikking ("How can you have yellow alert in space dock?") as his religiously bigoted father just further commends this sentimental and flawed drama to the doldrums. Who is this for? Well that's anyone's guess - but it was certainly not for me.