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Welcome to the Dollhouse

Genre
Comedy
Rating
R
Released
24 May, 1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse is a 1995 American coming-of-age dark comedy film written and directed by Todd Solondz. An independent film, it won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival and launched the careers of Solondz and Heather Matarazzo. The story follows the unpopular middle schooler Dawn as she goes to extreme lengths trying to earn the respect of her vicious fellow students and her disinterested family. Dawn reappears in two of Solondz's other films, Palindromes and Wiener-Dog.

Director Todd Solondz
Produced by Todd Solondz
Writer(s) Todd Solondz
Starring Heather Matarazzo, Brendan Sexton III, Eric Mabius, Matthew Faber
Music Jill Wisoff
Cinematography Randy Drummond
Edited by Alan Oxman
Production, company Suburban Pictures
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Released September 10, 1995 (TIFF), May 24, 1996 (United States)
Running time 87 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $800,000
Box office $5 million
Netflix ID 1110494

Acerca de Welcome to the Dollhouse

Coming-of-age dark comedy film about a shy and unpopular seventh-grader who can't seem to find a place to belong. She catches the attention of a bully named Brandon, who threatens her to show his affection. The film was written and directed by Todd Solondz.

Los logros de Welcome to the Dollhouse

It won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. Late film critic Roger Ebert gave the movie four stars out of four and placed it at No. 5 on his Best of 1996 list.

Principales datos que no sabías sobre Welcome to the Dollhouse

Films directed by Todd Solondz.. Films about pedophilia.. 1990s black comedy films.. Films about bullying.. Films set in New Jersey.. Sony Pictures Classics films.. Sundance Film Festival award winners.. Films shot in New Jersey.

Información más reciente sobre Welcome to the Dollhouse actualizada el 22 de Junio, 2022.