Admissions

Admissions

2004
1h 24m
4.4

4.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

A gifted high-school student flubs her college admissions interviews for the most unexpected reasons in this independent coming-of-age drama. Cynical, world-weary Evie is more interested in taking care of her family than getting into the Ivy League institutions for which she seems destined. Dad Harry spends all his time building model trains in the basement, while workaholic mom Martha depends on Evie to take care of her other daughter, developmentally challenged Emily. When she's not busy reading poetry to her sister Emily, Evie hangs out with James (Fran Kranz), the sensitive boy next door, whose romantic overtures prove too confusing to acknowledge. College also seems too daunting, so Evie deliberately blows one university interview after another in the hopes of staying at home as her sister's keeper. Meanwhile, Evie begins passing off her own poems as Emily's, fuelling the belief that her brain-damaged sister is actually a literary savant.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 16, 2004
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0384212

Cast

Lauren Ambrose
Lauren Ambrose

Evie Brighton

Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan

Martha Brighton

Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd

Steward Worthy

Fran Kranz
Fran Kranz

James Parks

Taylor Roberts
Taylor Roberts

Emily Brighton

John Savage
John Savage

Harry Brighton

Vernee Watson
Vernee Watson

Stanford Interviewer

Scott Adsit
Scott Adsit

Harvard Interviewer

Benjamin Pratt
Benjamin Pratt

Dartmouth Interviewer

Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan

Man

Aleksa Palladino
Aleksa Palladino

Amherst Interviewer

Joyce Schweickert
Joyce Schweickert

Saleslady

Key Crew

Melissa Painter
Director
Dawn O'Leary
Screenplay
Annette Vait
Producer
Brian Presley
Executive Producer
Joyce Schweickert
Executive Producer