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CMS – 332
George Corey
Dr. Ebben
“Get to know a lovableyet dysfunctional familyeveryone can relate to in this lighthearted comedy…”
Family
SystemCharacters
Dennis Quaid: Widowed, self absorbed professor.
Thomas Haden Church: Freeloading brother of Dennis Quaid.
Ellen Page: Sharp-tongued, overachieving daughter of Dennis Quaid.
Ashton Holmes: Loner brother of Ellen Page.
Lawrence Wetherhold Chuck Wetherhold
Vanessa Wetherhold James Wetherhold
Deception Fears of Intimacy
EffortJealousy
Shock
Recoil
Depression
Recovery
??? Stability/Balance???
Family Roles Change***
Prolonged Mourning
Providing Basic Resources
Management of Daily Needs
Providing for Individual Development
Providing Support and Empathy
Lawrence
Wetherhold
• He meets a woman and eventually opens up to her.
• The turning point effects other aspects of his life.
• School
• Family
• He learns to appreciate the people in his life.
Vanessa
Wetherhold
• She smokes a joint with Chuck, and slowly learns to enjoy life a little.
• The turning point effects how she treats her father.
• She opens up about her dad dating
• She lets go of her obsession with organization
Chuck
Wetherhold
• Through providing for individual development he has learned to be honest.
• The turning point comes when he realizes he is not scamming his family, but is actually invested in the system.
James
Wetherhold
• He does not have much of a sub-plot.
• He has a „heart-to-heart‟ with each family member on a separate occasion.
• He has an important support role.
Shock
Recoil
Depression
Recovery
??? Stability/Balance???
Family Roles Change***
Prolonged Mourning
???New Beginning???
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0858479/http://www.miramax.com/catalog/dramaBochner & Eisenberg, 1987Degenovaa & Rice, 2005Galvin, Bylund, & Grill, 2010Galvin, 2007Smart People. Dir. Noam Murro. Perf. Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Paige. Miramax Films, 2008. DVD.