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To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 4  Rotten:22 Average Rating: 4.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Synopsis: Ever since David's wife Gillian was killed on her birthday, he has been completely incapable of accepting her death. Each day, he still goes down to the beach to "talk" to her -- and keep her alive in his mind. This unwillingness to face reality has left his relationship with his teenage daughter... Ever since David's wife Gillian was killed on her birthday, he has been completely incapable of accepting her death. Each day, he still goes down to the beach to "talk" to her -- and keep her alive in his mind. This unwillingness to face reality has left his relationship with his teenage daughter Rachel seriously strained. But a family get-together to celebrate Gillian's birthday leads to confrontations between various relatives (including David and Rachel) that brings long-dormant emotions to the fore. As a result, father and daughter make peace with each other, and begin the long journey to accepting Gillian's death. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Kathy Baker, Bruce Altman

Director: Michael Pressman
Composer: James Horner
Screenwriter: Michael Brady, David E. Kelley
Producer: David E. Kelley, Marykay Powell

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 5, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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Cole Smithey
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2/5

Based upon a stageplay, the plot is very straightforward and predictable, and has no strong emotional payoffs, but the drama is stuffed with the feelings and confusions of grief and some viewers may find sufficient solace in that to respond to the film's

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06/15/07
Douglas Pratt
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A bargian basement Ghost, a hybrid of the earnest nature of an inspirational play and the sleek calculation of a Lifetime TV movie.

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12/31/06
Emanuel Levy
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08/17/06
Lori Hoffman
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10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Tries too hard to make the audience cry; practically each 'emotional' moment is highlighted by the soft musical sounds of a harp and wind section.

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09/11/05
Michael Dequina
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06/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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2/5

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04/28/05
Philip Martin
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11/22/04
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
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02/22/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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10/10/03
Rebecca Murray
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5/10

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09/24/03
Dragan Antulov
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08/28/03
Michael Szymanski
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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2/4

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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
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2/5

Michelle Pfeiffer is appropriately cast as a ghost, but this meditation on death and remembrance is curiously spiritless.

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02/23/03
Dan Lybarger
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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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Jamie Gillies
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Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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