Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Neal Israel

Writers (WGA):

Marc Warren (written by) &
Dennis Rinsler (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

This Family Trip Is NO Vacation.

Plot:

All Mitch Snider wants for his family is a traditional holiday feast with the relatives. The problem is that he doesn't have any...

Plot Keywords:

Free Thinker | Redneck | Football | Thanksgiving | Gun

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Bryan Cranston	...	Woodrow Snider
Judge Reinhold	...	Dr. Mitch Snider
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Pauline Snider
Hallie Todd	...	Jill Snider
Meghan Ory	...	Allison Snider
Calum Worthy	...	Danny Snider
Brittney Irvin	...	Twig Snider (as Britt Irvin)
Reece Thompson	...	Harley Snider
Antony Holland	...	Uncle Phil
Rheta Hutton	...	Janis (as Rheta With An 'H')
David Paetkau	...	Jimmy Hodges
Gary Chalk	...	Fred Hodges (as Garry Chalk)
Noel Fisher	...	Buzz Hodges
Paul McGillion	...	Sheriff Kirkland
David King	...	Head Surgeon

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Holiday Reunion (Canada: English title) (USA) (DVD box title)
Holiday Reunion (Canada: English title) (DVD box title)
National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion (USA) (complete title)
National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Reunion (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and crude humor.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:AL | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Company:

National Lampoon Productions

Quotes:

Twig Snider: We're going to Milan to become fashion designers.
Mitch Snider: You're going to medical school to become a doctor.
Allison Snider: Maybe I want to do something that'll make ME happy.
Mitch Snider: Being a doctor will make you happy.
Allison Snider: You're a doctor, you're not happy.

Movie Connections:

References The Lion King (1994)

I can't believe I was waiting for this all night!

I kept missing this, and the previews were REALLY getting at me, so I said, I'll see it tonight...Thanksgiving night. And I was waiting and waiting, getting more and more excited...

You wouldn't believe my face when I realized I was duped.

News to TBS: Bryan Cranston acting very hippie-like will never produce a laugh, and it still wouldn't when you drag it through the entire movie and cram it down our throats.

The only reason I watched the entire movie was because if I watch at least ten minutes of a movie and turn it off, it drives me nuts. Now I really feel unhappy that I even did that.

The production values are that of a Disney Channel original movie (then again, this was also a TV movie), and so were the laughs. And the whole Bryan Cranston is really wanting them for more thing was so extremely predictable I knew it from the minute Reinhold went on the road. And also, neurotic uncles who fart is also not funny.

Recommendation note: Now, you may be a weird person who actually likes this crappy thing, so watch three minutes and judge it for yourself. It's really easy to catch it, TBS will air it anytime they can. But don't yell at me if you feel you wasted three minutes of your life...