Wild Iris
Brief Synopsis
It's been eight years since her husband committed suicide, and Iris and her son Lonnie "temporarily" move in with her mother Min. In
Cast & Crew
Daniel Petrie
Gena Rowlands
Laura Linney
Emile Hirsch
Fred Ward
Lee Tergesen
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Synopsis
An embittered relationship between a mother and her daughter is further eroded when the pair end up living and working together in their self-owned bridal boutique.
It's been eight years since her husband committed suicide, and Iris and her son Lonnie "temporarily" move in with her mother Min. In dysfunctional mother-daughter fashion, Min and Iris have shared a lifetime of hostility but are successful in operating a bridal boutique out of their home. Thanks to Min's charm and sales acumen, Bluebird Bridals does a steady business and sends hundreds of brides down the aisle in Iris' magical dresses. The small Kansas town in which they live is peppered with colorful characters. There's Min's suave and debonair wedding photographer/friend Ramando Galvez, who focuses on her more than the brides. And Errol Podubney, whom Min and Iris masterfully convince to pay for the elaborate wedding of his very pregnant daughter Rhondalyn.
Iris has never recovered from her husband Ronnie's suicide, turning instead to vodka and Diet Sprite while harboring anger and resentment towards Min, whom she blames for all her troubles. Fifteen-year-old Lonnie, a bright but withdrawn boy, is deeply loved by both women. He treasures the possessions his father left behind and wonders if suicide isn't also his way out of his toxic environment. The only male influence in his life is Lud Van Eppy, the owner of the filling station where Lonnie works over summer break. It is Lud who heartbreakingly informs Min and Iris that Lonnie has attempted suicide. Iris and Min failed to detect the quiet desperation in Lonnie until it was almost too late. Now, forced to face the truth of this dreadful cycle, Iris breaks the pattern of agony and dysfunction that was the foundation of her entire life and leaves her mother's home. Lonnie is the key that allows her to take responsibility and reclaim her life.
Director
Daniel Petrie
Cast
Gena Rowlands
Laura Linney
Emile Hirsch
Fred Ward
Lee Tergesen
Miguel Sandoval
Scott Gibson
Amy Stewart
Michael Mclachlan
Philip Eddolls
Nathan Hoppe
Peter Costigan
Caroline Gillis
Boyd Banks
Ingrid Veninger
Gerry Menicino
Darren Frost
Wayne Ward
Tamara Levitt
Laura Catalano
Catherine Burdon
Samantha Espie
David Sparrow
Mark Melymick
Colm Magner
Costin Manu
Katerina Taxia
Darrell Hicks
Frank Nakashima
Don Ackerman
Jenni Burke
Laurel Paetz
Andrew Moodie
David Talbot
John Anderson
Adam Cabral
Eric Cabral
Amy Stewart
Crew
Rachel Affolter
Suzanne Angel
Paul Aronoff
Brian Avery
Brian Avery
Suzanne Benoit
Beau Biggart
Craig Black
John Breinholt
Kent Broadhurst
Chris Buxton
Lisa Byrne
Tim Chilton
James Chrysler
Gavin Coford
Jane Conway
Robin D. Cook
Shelley Cook
Greg Coultas
Kathryn Coyle
Danita Desouza
Meg Dyer
Wendy Eaman
David Edgar
Karen Eppstadt
Joanne Frances Filleti
Michael Fylyshtan
Donna Gardon
Mike Gillan
Kevin Goetz
Tommy Goodwin
Zorka Gospavic
Vaan Gouweleeuw
James Grant
Katharine Gray
Marni Grossman
Juanita Holden
Dan Johnson
Dennis Kane
Mandy Kane
Dennis Kim
Deborah Kirkegaard
Barbora Krivy
Upmarmand Leo
Kira Lewis
Susan Longmire
Gary Lucchesi
Richard Lyon
Stephen J Macdougal
Alan Macminn
Caldmon Malowany
Katherine Manabat
David Mason
Lesley Mccann
Karen Mcconnell
Glen Mcgugan
Joseph Melody
Kristina Meuring
Tony Mills
Gary Montgomery
Laurel Morgan
Michele Morris
Chris Morsby
Helen Mossler
William Munro
Pazz Neglia
David Niven
Jerry Offsay
Rene Ohashi
Craig Otte
Norm Ouzounis
Tom Overton
Mark Pellar
Marshall Persinger
Ronan Quinn
Ken Regan
Ron Rhodda
Joanne Rider
Laurence Rosenthal
Erwin Rothmeier
Jill Schachne
Joyce Schweickert
Ruth Secord
Jeff Skochko
Steve Skochko
Michael Smith
Allan Eino Snikkar
Alana Sosnova
Angela Speills
Deborah Spera
Bruce Speyer
John Stoneham
Ed Tanner
Derek Taylor
Toni Thomas
Jeremy Timmons
Janice Tower
Frans Van Gerwen
Moira Verwijk
Glenn Warner
Trevor A Weber
Rick Whalen
Hope White
Wayne Wightman
Hughes Winborne
Ron Zarosiak
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States August 5, 2001
Began shooting late October 2000.
Completed shooting November 2000.
