ACCIDENTS HAPPEN

accidents happen

The Story:
The manicured lawns of 1980’s New England imply an order that simply doesn’t exist for the Conway family. At the age of six, in suburban Connecticut, Billy Conway (Harrison Gilbertson) witnesses his elderly neighbour Mr Smolensky die in an accident involving beer, a barbeque, and a large can of accelerant. When his mother, Gloria (Geena Davis), Queen of the Comic Putdown, suggests a trip to the drive-in movie to take Billy’s mind off seeing Mr Smolensky barbequed, the Conways’ night out ends up worse than it began with another major accident. Over the ensuing eight years, the ripples of that fateful night have thrown the remaining family members into disarray. Billy has settled into an accident-prone existence and does his best to bolster his mother since his father moved out. But when he befriends the neighborhood troublemaker in acts of delicious delinquency, he learns that when accidents happen there is no choice but to take chances.

Starring:
Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Joel Tobeck, Harry Cook, Sebastian Gregory

Directed By:
Andrew Lancaster

Release:
2009

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