Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

Todd Solondz

Guionista:

Todd Solondz (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

24 mayo 1996 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Drama

Frase comercial:

Not all girls want to play with dolls.

Plot:

Insightful look at an unattractive 7th grader as she struggles to cope with un-attentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities.

Plot Keywords:

Crush | Nerd | Clubhouse | Irreverence | Kidnapping

Premios:

4 wins & 11 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Very under-appreciated

Reparto

Heather Matarazzo	...	Dawn Wiener
Victoria Davis	...	Lolita
Christina Brucato	...	Cookie
Christina Vidal	...	Cynthia
Siri Howard	...	Chrissy
Brendan Sexton III	...	Brandon McCarthy (as Brendan Sexton, Jr.)
Telly Pontidis	...	Jed
Herbie Duarte	...	Lance
Scott Coogan	...	Troy
Daria Kalinina	...	Missy Wiener
Matthew Faber	...	Mark Wiener
Josiah Trager	...	Kenny
Ken Leung	...	Barry
Dimitri DeFresco	...	Ralphy (as Dimitri Iervolino)
Rica Martens	...	Mrs. Grissom

También conocida como:

Faggots and Retards (USA) (working title)
Middle Child
Bienvenido a la casa de muñecas (Spain) [es]
Mi vida es mi vida (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Duración:

88 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:12 (w) | Norway:11 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Locaciones de Filmación:

West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA

Compañía:

Suburban Pictures

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: When Steve is Singing "Welcome to the Dollhouse", his lip movements do not match up with the words when the scene is up close of him about to finish the song. this is due to another actor dubbing his singing voice.

Citas:

Dawn Weiner: But I don't want to go to Disney World.
Mark Weiner: Don't be stupid. At least it'll look good on your college resume.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Welcome to the Dollhouse (#6.6)" (2005)

Banda de Sonido:

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Very under-appreciated

This movie was great. I was shocked to see no one had posted a comment on it. A fantastic performance by Heather Matazarro. The movie is all about growing up in a world that expects you to already be an adult. Because Dawn Weiner is "ugly" she is mistreated, harassed, and ignored by everyone she comes across. I don't think I've ever seen a movie that featured a character more emotional alone. There is a scene where Dawn's mother offers Dawn's dessert to her siblings to get back at her. They take it, eagerly. Most movies like this are either black comedies or feature a character who is stoicaly non-conformist or just stoic. Dawn is neither. She bleeds, right up until the movies end, which I won't spoil but I will say that it is all the more heartbreaking for its inertia as for its action. Go find this one. You'll either love it or hate it. It's not a movie that just lets you go.