Staying Together


1h 31m 1989

Brief Synopsis

The small-town, hardworking McDermott family seemingly has it all - the family business, happy marriage, and respectful children. However, the teenage sons are secretly sleeping around and getting wasted, and rich developers who want to buy out the family's chicken restaurant, causing even more fri

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1989
Location
Oregon, USA; South Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

The small-town, hardworking McDermott family seemingly has it all - the family business, happy marriage, and respectful children. However, the teenage sons are secretly sleeping around and getting wasted, and rich developers who want to buy out the family's chicken restaurant, causing even more friction between the father, who dreams of retirement, and the rest of his family who doesn't want to sell.

Crew

Brooks Arthur

Music Supervisor

Greg Brickman

Stunt Coordinator

Robert H Brinson

Camera Operator

Jan Erik Brodin

Sound Mixer

Dick Bush

Director Of Photography

Barney Cabral

Sound Editor

Christopher S Capp

Production Assistant

Lou Cerborino

Sound Editor

Richard P. Cirincione

Sound Editor

Gil Combs

Stunt Coordinator

Laura Combs

Stunts

John Daly

Executive Producer

Rick Dior

Sound

Michael Dittrick

Music Editor

Thomas Drescher

Music Editor

Jamie Durden-arbuckle

On-Set Dresser

John F Emerson

Production Assistant

Michael Farrow

Music

Joseph Feury

Producer

Joe Finnegan

Stunts

Stu Fleming

Associate Producer

Stu Fleming

Unit Production Manager

Al Francis

Camera Operator

Derek Gibson

Executive Producer

Robert W Glass

Sound

Miles Goodman

Music

W Steven Graham

Art Director

Barbara J Hause

Wardrobe Supervisor

John Edward Hudson

Scenic Artist

Amy Introcaso-davis

Casting Associate

Janice Irwin

Production Assistant

Keii Johnston

Stunts

Milton Justice

Coproducer

Carole Keligian

Assistant Director

Bruce Kitzmeyer

Sound Editor

Dan Kneece

Photography

John Kretchmer

Assistant Director

Bruce Lane

Camera Operator

Hal Levinsohn

Sound Editor

Jane Mcculley

Adr Editor

Monte Merrick

Screenplay

Roberta Morris-purdee

Production Coordinator

Lainy Nichols

Makeup

Elaine O'donnell

Set Decorator

Carol Oditz

Costume Designer

Lonnie Parkinson

Stunts

Richard Patrick

Assistant Director

Charles Picerni

Stunts

Christa Reusch-simmons

Makeup

Steve Rhea

Location Manager

Maurice Schell

Sound Editor

Jamie Yvette Snyder-newman

Music Coordinator

Neil Stratton

Scenic Artist

Robert Thirlwell

Sound

Randy Tornton

Post-Production Supervisor

Cliff Wenger

Special Effects

Katherine Wenning

Editor

Sheree Wilson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jimmy Wiser

Music

Stuart Wurtzel

Production Designer

John Mark Young

On-Set Dresser

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1989
Location
Oregon, USA; South Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall November 10, 1989

Released in United States on Video April 4, 1990

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States August 27, 1989

Released in United States September 1989

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 11-June 4, 1989.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27, 1989.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 14 & 16, 1989.

Began shooting October 1987.

Released in United States on Video April 4, 1990

Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 11-June 4, 1989.)

Released in United States August 27, 1989 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27, 1989.)

Released in United States September 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 14 & 16, 1989.)

Released in United States Fall November 10, 1989