Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create.

The Savages (2007)
  • Rating: (19,452 votes)
  • Runtime:114 minutes
  • Director: Tamara Jenkins
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Wendy Savage
    Laura Linney
    Jon Savage
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Lenny Savage
    Philip Bosco
    Larry
    Peter Friedman
    Eduardo
    David Zayas
    Jimmy
    Gbenga Akinnagbe
    Kasia
    Cara Seymour
    Ms. Robinson
    Tonye Patano
    Bill Lachman
    Guy Boyd
    Nancy Lachman
    Debra Monk
  • Genres:Comedy, Drama
  • Producers:
    Anthony Bregman
    executive producer  
    Jim Burke
    executive producer  
    Anne Carey
    producer  
    Lori Keith Douglas
    co-producer  
    Ted Hope
    producer  
    Alexander Payne
    executive producer  
    Jim Taylor
    executive producer  
    Erica Westheimer
    producer  
    Fred Westheimer
    executive producer  
  • Plots: Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
The Savages
  • User's comment:Really Great Film! Great Cast! by margaret-175

    I saw this last night at the Sedona Film Festival. This is a great movie. Although it may be a depressing subject, no one can deny that it is real life. It's one of those odd comforting type movies in that it allows the viewer to relate on a personal level.

    The acting is superb. Hoffman and Linny draw you right into their lonely worlds. They deliver a poignant realistic view of adult life after being abandoned as a child. They really compliment each other. I would be happy to see some nominations in the future for this one. I also hope they get to work together again.

    It's definitely a must see. Put it on your list.


  • Quotes: Wendy Savage: Maybe dad didn't abandon us. Maybe he just forgot who we were. Jon Savage: We don't have to go after him Wendy; we're not in a Sam Shepard play. Jimmy: Are you married?
  • Also known as: La famille Savage (Belgium - French title), La famille Savage (France), A Família Savage (Brazil), Apu vad napjai (Hungary - imdb display title), Die Geschwister Savage (Germany), Familjen Savage (Sweden), Innen familien (Norway - imdb display title), La famiglia Savage (Italy), La familia Savage (Argentina), La familia Savages (Spain - imdb display title), Os Savages (Portugal - imdb display title), Rodzina Savage (Poland - imdb display title), The Savages (Greece - festival title),

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