Featured
Menu
Marvin's Room
USA 1996
Marvin's Room

A story about the years that keep us apart...
And the moments that bring us together.
Open your heart. There's room.


Years ago, Lee (Meryl Streep) left home to pursue a romance while her older sister Bessie (Diane Keaton) made the decision to go to their home in Florida to look after their bedridden father Marvin (Hume Cronyn) and child-like Aunt Ruth (Gwen Verdon). After an examination by the comically confused Dr. Wally (Robert De Niro), Bessie must confront the fact that she has developed leukemia, and the family care-giver now needs care herself. Reluctantly, Lee decides to take her troubled son Hank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his younger brother Charlie (Hal Scardino) from their home in Ohio to Florida for her first visit to her family in 17 years. Relations are still as strained as they always were, and even a seemingly harmless family outing at Disney World gets off to a rocky start. Marvin's Room is alternately touching and funny as this dysfunctional family takes a journey of self- discovery and reconciliation and learns to reach out to one another.

Language: English
Genre(s)/keyword(s): comedy / drama
Certification: Argentina:Atp / Austria:6 / Belgium:KT / Finland:S / France:U / Germany:6 (bw) / Mexico:B / Netherlands:AL / Norway:7 / Portugal:M/12 / Spain:7 / Sweden:7 / Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) /
MPAA reasons: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief language.
Sound Mix: Dolby
Runtime: 98
Location: New York City, New York, USA / Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York, USA / Orlando, Florida, USA
Theatrical Release: 12/25/1996
Video Release: 06/10/1997
Produced by: Miramax
Distributed by: Miramax Films / Kinowelt Medien AG / Shochiku / Miramax Home Entertainment / Roadshow Distributors / Triangel
Directed by
   Jerry Zaks

Cast (in alphabetical order)
   Meryl Streep .... Lee 
   Leonardo DiCaprio .... Hank 
   Diane Keaton .... Bessie 
   Robert De Niro .... Dr. Wally 
   Hume Cronyn .... Marvin 
   Gwen Verdon .... Ruth 
   Hal Scardino .... Charlie 
   Dan Hedaya .... Bob 
   Margo Martindale .... Dr. Charlotte 
   Cynthia Nixon  .... Retirement Home Director 
   Kelly Ripa .... Coral 
   John Callahan  .... Lance 
   Olga Merediz .... Beauty Shop Lady 
   Joe Lisi .... Bruno 
   Steve DuMouchel .... Gas Station Guy 
   Bitty Schram .... Janine 
   Lizbeth MacKay .... Novice 
   Helen Stenborg .... Nun on Phone 
   Sally Parrish  .... Nun #3 

Written by
   Scott McPherson

Music by
   Thomas Newman

Production Design by
   David Gropman

Costume Design by
   Julie Weiss

Film Editing by
   Jim Clark

Produced by
   Jane Rosenthal
   Scott Rudin
   Adam Schroeder (co-producer) 

Other crew
   Peter Rogness (art director) 
   Maurice Schell (supervising sound editor) 

 

Videos

  • Trailer
    - Trailer (7,15 MB) (Source: Miramax.com)

  • Video Clip
    - CNN: Keaton walks away with 'Marvin's Room'. 01/13/1997

 

Links