Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due to budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck forces her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.
Acting
Shue commits completely. Wildly misguided but technically impressive.
Writing
A premise that aged like milk left in a hot car.
Director
John Duigan
Elisabeth Shue
Molly McKay
Aaron Eckhart
Buck McKay
Jill Hennessy
Susan Brookes
Thomas Jane
Sam
D.W. Moffett
Mark Cottrell
Elizabeth Mitchell
Beverly Trehare
Robert Harper
Dr. Simmons
Elaine Hendrix
Jennifer Thomas
Michael Paul Chan
Domingo
Lucy Liu
Brenda
Jon Pennell
Gary McKay
Sarah Wynter
Julie McKay
Nicholas Pryor
Dr. Prentice
Jay Acovone
Jack the Bartender
Musetta Vander
Maxine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as 'The Other Sister,' making 1999 peak 'neurotypical actors playing disabled for awards' cinema. Neither aged well.
Elisabeth Shue spent months researching autism, then the film invented a fictional 'cure' anyway. Method acting for science fiction?
US
