A mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.A mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.A mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Geneviève Bujold
- Mrs. Pascal
- (as Genevieve Bujold)
David Love
- Young Marty
- (voice)
John Connally
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Lady Bird Johnson
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Jacqueline Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John F. Kennedy
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaBased on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."
- GoofsThe amount of wine in Jackie-O's glass varies improbably between shots while Marty is playing the piano.
- Crazy creditsSome prints of the film feature the 1998 Miramax skyline logo at the beginning, while others have the older 1987 Miramax logo.
- Alternate versionsMiramax re-released this film on DVD with the alteration of the closing monologue, replacing it with a scream.
Featured review
The House of Yes is one of my personal favorites. Is it creepy? Yes. Is it funny? No - it's hysterical, at least to those of us accustomed to laughing at things you're not supposed to laugh about - like bizarre social taboo. Younger indie fans may not care for this flick, but The House of Yes is not to be compared with the likes of Chasing Amy. For Parker Posey fans, the film is apples to the oranges of Party Girl, Henry Fool, Clockwatchers, etc.
The House of Yes was adapted from Wendy McLeod's play, so it is a dialogue film with its own language - similar to the Coens' Miller's Crossing. As with Miller's Crossing, the snappy dialogue never misses. While watching The House of Yes, I've caught myself rewinding to catch a phrase I missed because I was still laughing a the preceding gag.
Facial closeups dominate this film, and for reason - the actors' expressions are more telling than the dialogue, delivered flawlessly by every member of the crew - looks you could spread onto a cracker, like when Mama (Bujold) warns her son Marty about Jackie-O's mental state: "I'm going to baste the turkey, and hide the kitchen knives."
The film's biggest surprise: Tori Spelling, as a prudish and naiive Pennsylvanian - perhaps her most believable role to date.
If there were a Cooperstown for comedic acting, this film alone puts Parker Posey into the Hall of Fame.
Highly recommended for the sick-minded and perverse.
Miles Keaton Andrew
The House of Yes was adapted from Wendy McLeod's play, so it is a dialogue film with its own language - similar to the Coens' Miller's Crossing. As with Miller's Crossing, the snappy dialogue never misses. While watching The House of Yes, I've caught myself rewinding to catch a phrase I missed because I was still laughing a the preceding gag.
Facial closeups dominate this film, and for reason - the actors' expressions are more telling than the dialogue, delivered flawlessly by every member of the crew - looks you could spread onto a cracker, like when Mama (Bujold) warns her son Marty about Jackie-O's mental state: "I'm going to baste the turkey, and hide the kitchen knives."
The film's biggest surprise: Tori Spelling, as a prudish and naiive Pennsylvanian - perhaps her most believable role to date.
If there were a Cooperstown for comedic acting, this film alone puts Parker Posey into the Hall of Fame.
Highly recommended for the sick-minded and perverse.
Miles Keaton Andrew
- MilesKeatonAndrew
- Jan 26, 2004
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $626,057
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,266
- Oct 12, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $626,057
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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