Relative Strangers

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Relative Strangers
Poster of the movie Relative Strangers.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Greg Glienna
Written byGreg Glienna
Peter Stass
Produced by Ram Bergman
Danny DeVito
Brian R. Etting
Josh H. Etting
Lati Grobman
StarringDanny DeVito
Kathy Bates
Ron Livingston
Neve Campbell
Cinematography Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by Jacqueline Cambas
Music by David Kitay
Joseph Pullin
Production
companies
Distributed by First Look Studios
Release date
  • May 1, 2006 (2006-05-01)(U.S.)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Relative Strangers is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Greg Glienna. [1]

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Plot

Thirty-four-year-old psychologist Richard Clayton's parents reveal to him that he was adopted. He then sets out to find out who his biological parents are, but disaster ensues when it turns out that his parents, Frank and Agnes Menure, are crude, lower class carnies. They follow him home and cause chaos to his normal life.

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References

  1. Buchanan, Jason (2014). "Relative Strangers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2014-02-25.