Jack Scanlan is a union leader who returns to work after having a heart attack. His son Frank arranges a welcome back surprise party for Jack, which unfortunately does more than surprise him, as he has another heart attack and dies, because he was actually prone to panic attacks brought on by stress or excitement such as being startled (by things such as people yelling out the word "surprise"), which is apparently what caused his first heart attack. The members of his large, dysfunctional family are brought together and find themselves dealing with all of their emotional baggage.
Everybody's assorted issues are brought to light. The relatives include his children: eldest son Johnny, a tree surgeon who wants more adventure in his life; his brother Frank, a labor leader who wants to live up to his father's expectations; their sister Terry, a dancer; her ex-husband Boyd; an embalmer Peter, who is in love with Terry; and a younger sister Nora, who is a nun based in Latin America.
There are unfamiliar faces too, like a woman named Cassie who turns up at the funeral and may or may not have been their late father's mistress. It is a chance for everyone to get acquainted or reacquainted, and it's all in the family.
The movie received mixed reviews.[1][2][3] According to the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 10% of 10 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 4.4/10.[4] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.[5]
^Thomas, Kevin. MOVIE REVIEW : 'Passed Away' a Wise, Wry Look at Life". Los Angeles Times. April 24, 1992.
^Passed Away, Rotten Tomatoes, from the original on 2022-09-09, retrieved 2022-04-24
^"Home". CinemaScore. from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
^"Nationwide Box Office Plunges : Receipts: Movie industry sources say that grosses were down about 37%, partly due to civil unrest in the L.A. area". Los Angeles Times. 1992-05-05. from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
passed, away, film, passed, away, 1992, american, ensemble, comedy, film, directed, written, charlie, peters, passed, awaytheatrical, release, posterdirected, bycharlie, peterswritten, bycharlie, petersproduced, bylarry, breznertimothy, marxstarringbob, hoskin. Passed Away is a 1992 American ensemble comedy film directed and written by Charlie Peters Passed AwayTheatrical release posterDirected byCharlie PetersWritten byCharlie PetersProduced byLarry BreznerTimothy MarxStarringBob Hoskins Blair Brown Tim Curry Frances McDormand William Petersen Pamela Reed Peter Riegert Maureen Stapleton Nancy Travis Jack WardenCinematographyArthur AlbertEdited byHarry KeramidasMusic byRichard GibbsProductioncompanyHollywood PicturesDistributed byBuena Vista Pictures DistributionRelease dateApril 24 1992 1992 04 24 Running time96 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 4 million Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3 1 Box office 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditJack Scanlan is a union leader who returns to work after having a heart attack His son Frank arranges a welcome back surprise party for Jack which unfortunately does more than surprise him as he has another heart attack and dies because he was actually prone to panic attacks brought on by stress or excitement such as being startled by things such as people yelling out the word surprise which is apparently what caused his first heart attack The members of his large dysfunctional family are brought together and find themselves dealing with all of their emotional baggage Everybody s assorted issues are brought to light The relatives include his children eldest son Johnny a tree surgeon who wants more adventure in his life his brother Frank a labor leader who wants to live up to his father s expectations their sister Terry a dancer her ex husband Boyd an embalmer Peter who is in love with Terry and a younger sister Nora who is a nun based in Latin America There are unfamiliar faces too like a woman named Cassie who turns up at the funeral and may or may not have been their late father s mistress It is a chance for everyone to get acquainted or reacquainted and it s all in the family Cast EditBob Hoskins as Johnny Scanlan Blair Brown as Amy Scanlan Johnny s wife Tim Curry as Boyd Pinter Terry s former husband Frances McDormand as Nora Scanlan Johnny s younger sister William Petersen as Frank Scanlan Johnny s younger brother Pamela Reed as Terry Scanlan Pinter Johnny s younger sister Peter Riegert as Peter Syracusa Terry s love interest Maureen Stapleton as Mary Scanlan Johnny s widowed mother Nancy Travis as Cassie Slocombe Jack Warden as Jack Scanlan Johnny s late father Teri Polo as Rachel Scanlan Frank amp Denise s daughter Deborah Rush as Denise Scanlan Frank s wife Diana Bellamy as BJ Helen Lloyd Burns Maureen Johnny s aunt Patrick Breen as Father Hallahan Dan Futterman as Tom Rachel s boyfriend Sally Gracie as Mrs Cassidy Louis Mustillo as Carmine Syracusa Patricia O Connell as Mrs Finch Sara Rue as Megan Scanlan Johnny amp Amy s daughter Tristan Tait as Sam Scanlan Johnny amp Amy s son Don Brockett as Froggie Ann Shea as Louise Jayce Bartok as Tony Scanlan Frank amp Denise s son Dylan Baker as Unsworth Jim Corr as DanielReception EditThe movie received mixed reviews 1 2 3 According to the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes 10 of 10 critics gave the film a positive review with an average rating of 4 4 10 4 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A to F scale 5 Box office Edit The film s first weekend generated 700 000 6 References Edit Review Film Carefree Look at Death Reveals Family Conflicts New York Times Retrieved 2012 06 09 Passed Away Chicago Sun Times Retrieved 2012 06 09 Thomas Kevin MOVIE REVIEW Passed Away a Wise Wry Look at Life Los Angeles Times April 24 1992 Passed Away Rotten Tomatoes archived from the original on 2022 09 09 retrieved 2022 04 24 Home CinemaScore Archived from the original on 2018 01 02 Retrieved 2022 04 24 Nationwide Box Office Plunges Receipts Movie industry sources say that grosses were down about 37 partly due to civil unrest in the L A area Los Angeles Times 1992 05 05 Archived from the original on 2014 01 04 Retrieved 2012 06 09 External links EditPassed Away at IMDb Passed Away at Box Office Mojo Passed Away at Rotten Tomatoes This film article about a 1990s comedy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Passed Away film amp oldid 1144340949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
