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Relative Strangers

Relative Strangers

You can't pick your parents.

20065.21h 24m

Overview

An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.

Directed by Greg Glienna
Written by Greg Glienna, Peter Stass
Produced by Ram Bergman, Brian R. Etting, Danny DeVito
Box Office0Revenue: $155K

Top Cast

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Frank Menure

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Agnes Menure

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Dr. Richard Clayton

Neve Campbell

Neve Campbell

Ellen Minnola

Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo

Angela Minnola

Bob Odenkirk

Bob Odenkirk

Mitch Clayton

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Doug Clayton

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Arleen Clayton

Martin Mull

Martin Mull

Jeffry Morton

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Ken Hyman

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshiplooking for birth parentstrailer trashweddingsnobberyacceptanceadopted sonlower class

About Relative Strangers

Relative Strangers is a comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of parent child relationship, looking for birth parents, trailer trash, wedding, snobbery, acceptance. Directed by Greg Glienna, it stars Danny DeVito, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston. An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.

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