House of D

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An American artist living a bohemian existence in Paris, Tom Warshaw is trying to make sense of his troubled adult life by reflecting on his extraordinary childhood.

Prompted by his son's thirteenth birthday, Tom experiences a flashback to Greenwich Village in 1973, as 13-year-old Tommy is on the brink of becoming a man. While his bereaved single mother mourns the recent death of his father, Tommy escapes grief by causing trouble at school and making afternoon deliveries with his best friend Pappas, a middle-aged mentally challenged janitor.

Tommy becomes friends with Lady, a woman incarcerated in the New York Women's House of Detention. As well, Tommy experiences his first taste of love. However, when Tommy's mother dies by overdosing on sedatives, Lady helps him to realize that he should leave New York to live life anew. Pappass helps Tommy purchase a plane ticket to Paris.

Thirty years later, Tommy returns to Greenwich Village to confront his unfinished past.

{{castlist|

• David Duchovny as Tom Warshaw (Adult)
• Anton Yelchin as Tommy Warshaw (Young)
• Robin Williams as Pappass
• Téa Leoni as Mrs. Warshaw
• Erykah Badu as Lady / Bernadette
• Adam LeFevre as Monty
• Frank Langella as Rev. Duncan
• Zelda Williams as Melissa
• Orlando Jones as Superfly
• Mark Margolis as Mr. Pappass
• Willie Garson as Ticket Agent
• Andrée Damant as French Woman in Window

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At the time of filming David Duchovny and Tea Leoni were married in real life.

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|10|3.8|101|A sincere but inept coming of age story.|ref=yes|access-date=4 March 2025}} {{MC film|33|31|ref=yes|access-date=29 October 2024}}

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film one and a half out of four stars and wrote, "Yes, I take notes during the movies. I can't always read them, but I persist in hoping that I can. During a movie like House of D, I jot down words I think might be useful in the review. Peering now at my 3×5 cards, I read sappy, inane, cornball, shameless and, my favorite, doofusoid. I sigh. The film has not even inspired interesting adjectives, except for the one I made up myself."{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/house-of-d-2005|title=How to describe 'House of D'? Try 'doofusoid'|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=RogerEbert.com|date=28 April 2005|access-date=4 March 2025}}

The film was released in theaters on April 15, 2005. It grossed $36,371 during its opening week. The next week, it grossed $7,441. In the film's third week, it grossed $210,826, the most during its run. In the film's fourth and final theatrical week, it grossed $30,386, for a total of $389,199 worldwide.{{mojo title|id=houseofd|title=House of D}}

The film was released on DVD on October 4, 2005. The DVD contains special features, including commentary with David Duchovny and the cast, and a behind-the-scenes featurette called The Making of House of D.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071014000834/http://www.houseofdthemovie.com/ Official site]
• {{IMDb title|id=0372334|title=House of D}}

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Category:2004 films

Category:2004 directorial debut films

Category:2000s coming-of-age comedy-drama films

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Category:Films set in 1973

Category:Films directed by David Duchovny

Category:Films scored by Geoff Zanelli

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Category:English-language comedy-drama films