Home Fries


1h 33m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Mrs Lever is a dangerous woman. When she discovers that her husband is cheating on her she gets her two sons to scare him to death in a helicopter. The lover, Sally, works in a burger joint and is pregnant at the time of her lover's death. She also just might have heard what happened because of a freak radio signal. So one of the sons is sent undercover to find out just what she knows. While his brother and mother would be happy to see Sally dead too, Dorian falls in love with her.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Scott Streetman
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Austin, Texas, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

Mrs Lever is a dangerous woman. When she discovers that her husband is cheating on her she gets her two sons to scare him to death in a helicopter. The lover, Sally, works in a burger joint and is pregnant at the time of her lover's death. She also just might have heard what happened because of a freak radio signal. So one of the sons is sent undercover to find out just what she knows. While his brother and mother would be happy to see Sally dead too, Dorian falls in love with her.

Crew

Amy Allison

Song Performer

Amy Allison

Song

Alexis Arnold

Production Secretary

Jeff Atmajian

Original Music

Joni Avery

Stunts

Mikey Avery

Stunts

Petra Bach

Adr Editor

Burt Bacharach

Song

Dondi Bastone

Music Supervisor

Alison Bayer

Assistant

Ivan Bigley

Projectionist

David Blitstein

Special Effects Coordinator

Rick Blum

Assistant Art Director

David Boyd

Camera Operator

Barbara Brinkley

Casting

Caroline Brock

Location Manager

Toni Cobb Brock

Casting Associate

Joe Brooks

Song

Jill Brown

Stunts

Lew Brown

Song

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

Harold Burns

Stunts

Randy Cabral

Special Effects Supervisor

John Cann

Stunts

Jonathan Capra

Production

Shannon Carey

Assistant Editor

Amy Carr

Production

Bobby Charles

Song

Jonn Cherico

Art Department

Allegra Clegg

Unit Production Manager

Jack Colmenero

On-Set Dresser

Perry Como

Song Performer

Bridget M. Cook

Hair Stylist

James Crowley

Location Manager

James Currier

Production

Phil Dagort

Art Director

Hal David

Song

Richard Dehr

Song

Shanti Delsarte

Production Secretary

Ken Deubel

Scenic Artist

Carlos Alberto Deyarza

Song

Cheryl Donaldson

Assistant

Tom Dreesen

Construction Coordinator

Gregg Elam

Stunt Coordinator

Kiante Elam

Stunts

Kofi W. Elam

Stunts

Ousaun Elam

Stunts

Randy Fife

Stunts

George Fisher

Stunts

Stephanie Flack

Supervising Sound Editor

Bela Fleck

Song

Bela Fleck

Song Performer

Judee Flick

Adr Editor

Stephen Hunter Flick

Sound Design

Tom Franchett

Chief Lighting Technician

Alix Friedberg

Assistant Costume Designer

Marc Galloway

Production

Stanford S. Gilbert

Property Master

Terry Gilkyson

Song

Vince Gilligan

Screenplay

Dale Grahn

Color Timer

Dara Gray

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Kimberly Greene

Makeup Artist

Dana Gustafson

Foley Editor

Randall Guth

Assistant Sound Editor

Bobby Hale

Production

Dick Hancock

Stunts

James C Heath

Song

Ray Henderson

Song Performer

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Michael Herbick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Julie Herrin

Assistant Director

Lucinda Hinton

Stunts

Pat Horrigan

Stunts

Emily Pedraza Hudson

Production

Gregory Irwin

Assistant Camera

Chris Isaak

Song

Chris Isaak

Song Performer

Mark Johnson

Producer

Michael Jonascu

Sound Editor

Susann Jones

Associate Producer

Will Kaplan

Music Editor

Lawrence Kasdan

Producer

Allan Kaufman

Music

David Kebo

Assistant

Katie R Kelly

Production Secretary

Stephanie Kemp

Casting Assistant

Michael R Kern

Accounting Assistant

William King

Song

Paul Kloss

Rigging Gaffer

Ronald Lapread

Song

Kevin Larosa

Pilot

Kevin Larosa

Coordinator

Romi Lassally

Executive Producer

Barry Levinson

Producer

Robena Malicoat

Best Boy Grip

William Malo

Pilot

Dean Martin

Song Performer

Charles B Maynes

Sound Editor

Brian T Mccarty

Special Effects

Thomas Mcclary

Song

Jim Mcconkey

Steadicam Operator

Andrew Menzies

Set Designer

Voya Mikulic

Chief Lighting Technician

Frank Miller

Song

Bob Minor

Stunts

Matthew W. Mungle

Prosthetic Makeup

Jennifer Murphy

Sound Mixer

Deana Newcomb

Photography

Charles J. Newirth

Producer

John Ward Nielsen

Pilot

Alex North

Song

Michael O'farrell

Sound Editor

Jill Ohanneson

Costume Designer

Barbara Olvera

Hair Stylist

Walter Orange

Song

Carla Palmer

Makeup Artist

Michael Pappas

Craft Service

Melinda Pharr

On-Set Dresser

Gary Pike

Stunts

Ken S Polk

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Troy Porter

Adr Mixer

Rachel Portman

Music Composer

Rachel Portman

Original Music

Karen Prince

Animal Wrangler

Victor Quintero

Stunts

Brian H Reynolds

Key Grip

Donis Rhoden

Rigging Grip

Jay B Richardson

Music Editor

Lionel Richie

Song

Barry Robison

Production Designer

Barry Robison

Titles

Gary D Rogers

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Antonio Romero

Song

Mike Ross-trevor

Music Scoring Mixer

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Sean Rowe

Foley Artist

Rafael Ruiz

Song

Jack Sander

Special Effects

Jill Greenberg Sands

Casting

Evelyn Colleen Saro

On-Set Dresser

Rick Sawaya

Stunts

Steve Sawhill

On-Set Dresser

C P Schriber

Transportation Coordinator

Solange Schwalbe

Foley Editor

Hillary Schwartz

Production

Bobby Sconci

Transportation Captain

Rick Seaman

Stunts

Suzette Sheets

Set Decorator

Joel Shyrack

Sound Editor

Debra Dotts Sladek

Assistant Camera

David Allen Smith

Boom Operator

Joshua J Smith

Production

Nicholas C Smith

Editor

Nicole Smith

Editing

David Snell

Music Conductor

Stephanie Snow

Assistant

Tony Solomons

Assistant Editor

Cheryl A Stone

Production Accountant

Scott Streetman

Cable Operator

Gwenn Stroman

Assistant

Wallace R Symns

Greensman

Terri R. Taylor

Casting Assistant

The Platters

Song Performer

Eric Thompson

Foley Mixer

Raigen Thornton

Medic

Diane Towery

Stunts

Russell Towery

Stunts

Mike Triay

Song

Ric Trzeciak

Assistant Property Master

James Wallace

Song

Michael Waxman

Assistant Director

Linda Wehde

Assistant Sound Editor

Junior Wells

Song Performer

Dietmar Wendelin

Dolly Grip

Kay Whipple

Stunts

Jim White

Song Performer

Jim White

Song

Jennifer Wieland

Production

Milan Williams

Song

Allison Wittliff

Costumer

Beverley Woods

Costume Supervisor

Debra Zane

Casting

Hy Zaret

Song

Jerzy Zielinski

Director Of Photography

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Scott Streetman
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Austin, Texas, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall November 25, 1998

Released in United States on Video March 30, 1999

Released in United States September 1998

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.

Drew Barrymore reportedly received $3,000,000 for this project.

Feature directorial debut for Dean Parisot.

Drew Barrymore reportedly received $3,000,000 for this project.

Began shooting November 18, 1996.

Completed shooting January 25, 1997.

Released in United States on Video March 30, 1999

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.)

Released in United States Fall November 25, 1998