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- Single ParentComing of AgeHuman NatureParents and ChildrenDysfunctional FamilyEccentric FamilyFamily LifeTerminal Illness more...
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- DramaComedy
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- 20th Century60s
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Unstrung Heroes, 1995
English
USA
Profile of Unstrung Heroes
The mood of Unstrung Heroes is bittersweet, sentimental, and touching. The plot centers around terminal illness, an eccentric family, and a single parent. It is a drama and comedy movie. In approach, Unstrung Heroes is realistic. It happens in the 1960s. It is originally a true story and based on a book.
Summary of Unstrung Heroes
Steven Lidz lives a happy and secure life in the home of his loving mother and inventor father in 1962 Los Angeles. However, things take a tragic turn when his mom, Selma, becomes terminally ill with cancer. Because Steven's father can't bring himself to deal honestly with Selma's impending death, Steven chooses to live with his two eccentric uncles, Danny and Arthur. While Danny suffers from paranoia and sees anti-Semitic conspiracies everywhere, Arthur is a childlike pack rat who has filled their apartment with stacks of newspapers and hundreds of small items he's found in the streets. Despite their strange lifestyles, the uncles manage to usher Steven through this difficult period of his life, and find a creative way of dealing with his grief. Adapted from the touching childhood memoirs of Franz Lidz. Academy Award Nomination: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 September 1995 |
| Runtime: | 93 min |
Cast and Crew
as Selma Lidz
as Sid Lidz
Photos
Critics Reviews
The New York Times
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- by: Janet Maslin
Rolling Stone
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- by: Peter Travers
