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| Directed by | David Hollander |
| Screenplay by | David Hollander |
| Based on | "Mansion on the Hill" byRick Moody |
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| Cinematography | Ellito Davis |
| Edited by | Lori Jane Coleman |
| Music by | Jóhann Jóhannsson |
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| Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Personal Effects is a 2008romantic drama film directed byDavid Hollander and starringMichelle Pfeiffer,Ashton Kutcher, andKathy Bates. It is based on the short story "Mansion on the Hill" fromRick Moody's bookDemonology. The film premiered inIowa City on December 12, 2008, as part of a fundraiser for Iowa Flood Relief. The DVD was released on May 12, 2009.
The film was filmed in theVancouver,British Columbia, area.
Walter is a youngwrestler trying to deal with the brutal death of his sister. He returns home to help his mother Gloria and niece. After getting a dead-end job at Mega Burger as a chicken, wearing a yellow chicken suit, who stands outside and offers samples to passing pedestrians, he meets Linda, a beautiful older woman who is a widow and works as a wedding planner. Heralcoholic husband was murdered by his friend in a bar and she has a deaf and mute son named Clay, who misses his father and has repressed anger towards the killer. As both Linda and Walter try to cope with the pain and frustration of their loss, the two bond, and their shared tragedies spawn an unlikely and beautiful romance. Walter befriends Clay and gets him into wrestling.
In March 2009, it was released in United States.[3]
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