The House of Yes
1997 · Movie · R · 85 min · ★ 6.2 · 58% critics
During a tense Thanksgiving reunion at a wealthy family home, a troubled young woman fixated on a famous First Lady is thrilled for her twin brother’s return—until he arrives with a fiancée. As storms rage outside, the visit turns into a sharp, unsettling clash of obsession, family secrets, and darkly comic power plays.
Based on The House of Yes
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-10-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (116 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a twisted, talky dark comedy about a dysfunctional family with rapid-fire lines and uncomfortable tension; Not for you if incest themes, cruelty, or a very stage-like style are dealbreakers, like in Storytelling.
Pros: wickedly quotable dialogue; bold dark humor; memorably eccentric family | Cons: disturbing subject matter; stagey, artificial feel; uneven performances
Themes
- the white house
- hurricane
- thanksgiving
- dark comedy
- john f. kennedy
- based on play or musical
- dysfunctional family
- family relationships
- incest
- mental illness
- virginia
- 1980s
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Acting · 1997
Cast & crew
Parker Posey
as Jackie-O
Josh Hamilton
as Marty
Tori Spelling
as Lesly
Freddie Prinze Jr.
as Anthony
Geneviève Bujold
as Mrs. Pascal
Rachael Leigh Cook
as Young Jackie-O
- DL
David Love
as Young Marty (voice)
Directed by Mark Waters