A Good Funeral (2009)
90 min
At her father's funeral, Junior Talmadge remembers back 30 years to the last time she saw her Dad: the summer of 1979. Junior was graduating from college and had just gotten engaged. Her dad surprises the family when he arrives with a brand new motor home. He entices his kids into a final "family summer vacation," the only way he knows how: he tells them he has cancer. Thus begins the family's road trip to California, and their quest to become a real American family, the old-fashioned way, by being on a real American TV game show. As the family arrives in LA to audition for the show, secret after secret is revealed about their dad, forcing Junior and her brothers to confront the reality of who their Dad really is.
- Release date
- May 8, 2009
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Gary Cole as Stan Talmadge
- Jennifer Coolidge as Helen
- Agnes Bruckner as Junior
- Tina Holmes as Maude
- Josh Randall as Andrew
- Jordan Bridges as Marty
- Teddy Dunn as Bret
- Riki Lindhome as Polly
- Matt Baker as Game Show Host
- Ryan Bittle as Bill
Crew
- David Moreton · Director
- David Moreton · Writer
- Rob Aitro · Producer
- Jenny Hinkey · Producer
- David Moreton · Producer
- Jeff Cardoni · Composer
- Darren Genet · Cinematographer
- David Moreton · Editor
- Kevin Pierce · Production designer