The Upside of Anger

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Theatrical Release

April 1, 2005

DVD Release

April 1, 2005

Studio

New Line Home Video

Rated

R (Restricted)

Directors

Actors

Joan Allen, Suzanne Bertish, Dane Christensen, Erika Christensen, Kevin Costner, David Firth, Stephen Greif, Tom Harper (II), Magdalena Manville, Richard Mylan, Owen Oakeshott, Arthur Penhallow, Robert Perkins, Keri Russell, William Tapley, Danny Webb (IV), Alicia Witt, Evan Rachel Wood, Rod Woodruff

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• AC-3
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC

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The sight of two lost souls finding something unavoidably necessary in each other carries The Upside of Anger through it pleasant episodic drift. When Terry Wolfmeyer (Joan Allen) realizes that her husband won't be coming home again, she hits the skids and the bottle, leaving her four thunderstruck daughters (Alicia Witt, Keri Russell, Erika Christensen, and Evan Rachel Wood) to fend for themselves while she fends off the attentions of concerned neighbor Denny Davies (Kevin Costner). Writer/director Mike Binder (who has a good bit as Costner's sleazy producer) juggles too many subplots in this comedy/drama--his charming young actresses are all but wasted--then tosses in a wrongheaded climactic twist and terrible explanatory narration from young Wood. But the two leads do career-best turns: If you've given up hope on Costner, you'll be surprised by his shaggy dog appeal as a perpetually soused radio show host/faded ex-baseball star, while Allen's boozy, brittle performance is so remarkable that even her comic drunkenness is nuanced. --Steve Wiecking - Amazon.com

A touching yet humorous film about a woman who finds her and her daughters' lives changed by a former baseball star who steps into her life as her drinking buddy.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary #1 with Director Mike Binder, Joan Allen and moderated by filmaker Rod Lurie
Deleted Scenes:Deleted scenes with commentary by Director Mike Binder (approx. 10 minutes)
Documentary:approx. 30 minutes
Theatrical Trailer