Passed Away (1992)

Bob Hoskins, Jack Warden, William L. Petersen, Maureen Stapleton, Helen Lloyd Breed ... see more  , Patricia Reed , Pamela Reed , Peter Riegert , Tim Curry , Blair Brown , Patrick Breen , Nancy Travis , Teri Polo , Frances McDormand , Rick Applegate , Kathryn Aronson , Steve Aronson , Dylan Baker , Jayce Bartok , Diana Bellamy , Don Brockett , Jim Corr , Anthony di Leo Jr. , David Earle , Alice Eisner , Dan Futterman , Sally Gracie , Katie Karlovitz , Jessie Keosian , Glenn Kubota , Tommy Lafitte , Ruth Lesko , Andrida McCall , Larry John Meyers , Kristen Minter , Paul Mochnik , Louis Mustillo , Jean Pierre Nutini , Patricia O'Connell , Harold O'Leary , Richard Rauh , K.J. Roberts , Sara Rue , Helena Ruoti , Deborah Rush , Frank Seals Jr. , Ann Shea , Maggie Stewart , Tristan Tait , Shirley Tannenbaum , William Thunhurst Jr. , Ruth Jaroslow , Julie Mossberg , Rosalie Joseph , Gail Levin , Tom Tully

In this black comedy, elderly Jack Scanlan (Jack Warden) passes away just as he's about to tell his oldest son Johnny (Bob Hoskins) what he's decided is truly important in life, which does little to e... read more ase Johnny's mid-life anxieties. Jack's funeral and the subsequent wake brings together the various members of the Scanlan Family, most of whom are having troubles of their own. Johnny's mother Mary (Maureen Stapleton) is not dealing well with losing her husband. His brother Frank (William Petersen), a would-be union delegate, has a nagging wife, Denise (Debra Rush), and a pregnant daughter, Rachel (Teri Polo). His sister Nora (Frances McDormand) is a leftist nun who has brought along a guest, a South American dissident wanted by the INS. Terry (Pamela Reed) is splitting up with her husband Boyd (Tim Curry) after finally realizing that he's gay. And Johnny is thinking of quitting his job and leaving his wife Amy (Blair Brown), which makes the mysterious Cassie (Nancy Travis) seem all the more attractive. Passed Away marked the directorial debut of successful screenwriter Charlie Peters. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD Release Date: November 18, 1992

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