Relative Strangers
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Relative Strangers
| image = Poster of the movie Relative Strangers.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Greg Glienna
| producer = Ram Bergman
Danny DeVito
Brian R. Etting
Josh H. Etting
Lati Grobman
| writer = Greg Glienna
Peter Stass
| starring = Danny DeVito
Kathy Bates
Ron Livingston
Neve Campbell
| music = David Kitay
Joseph Pullin
| cinematography = Tim Suhrstedt
| editing = Jacqueline Cambas
| studio = Garlin Pictures
Jersey Films
| distributor = First Look Studios
| released = {{Film date|2006|05|01|U.S.}}
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Relative Strangers is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Greg Glienna.{{cite web |author=Buchanan |first=Jason |date=2014 |title=Relative Strangers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/317640/Relative-Strangers/overview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225205059/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/317640/Relative-Strangers/overview |archive-date=2014-02-25 |work=The New York Times |department=Movies & TV Dept.}}
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.
Cast
- Danny DeVito as Frank Menure
- Kathy Bates as Agnes Menure
- Ron Livingston as Richard Clayton / Menure
- Neve Campbell as Ellen Minnola
- Beverly D'Angelo as Angela Minnola
- Bob Odenkirk as Mitch Clayton
- Edward Herrmann as Doug Clayton
- Christine Baranski as Arleen Clayton
- Martin Mull as Jeffry Morton
- Michael McKean as Ken Hyman
- M. C. Gainey as Spicer
- Star Jones as Holly Davis
- Tracey Walter as Toupee Salesman
- Christa Campbell as Carnival Girl
- Triple H and Dave Bautista appear in cameo roles as professional wrestlers
- Katherine Coening as Patient #1/Patient #2/Patient #3
- Eugenia Perin-Bouwmeester as The Evil Queen
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0425395|Relative Strangers}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|1166753_relative_strangers}}
{{Danny DeVito}}
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Films produced by Ram Bergman
Category:Films produced by Danny DeVito
Category:Films scored by David Kitay
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