Synopsis
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.
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Cast
- Anton YelchinTommy
- Téa LeoniMrs. Warshaw
- David DuchovnyTom Warshaw
- Robin WilliamsPappass
- Erykah BaduLady / Bernadette
- Frank LangellaReverend Duncan
- Magali AmadeiCoralie Warshaw
- Claire LautierMadam Chatquipet
- Zelda WilliamsMelissa Loggia
- Bernie SheredySasha
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
A film that takes a steadfastly gentle look at some of life's harshest moments while not overlooking its joys, House of D deserves a chance to find an audience. - 50
Variety
David Duchovny scores considerably higher as director than as screenwriter. - 50
L.A. Weekly
David Duchovny’s debut as a writer-director puts little flesh on the bones of the roguish tricks he got up to as a lad in Greenwich Village in the 1970s. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
An overly picaresque first feature written and directed by David Duchovny, who also co-stars. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The war between highly specific coming-of-age angst and icky-sticky overcoming-adversity cliches eventually brings the whole thing down. - 38
USA Today
The movie tries to be both comical and touching, as befitting the coming-of-age genre. But it feels forced, derivative and sometimes sappily sentimental. - 30
Village Voice
Marred by a rambling voice-over at one end and a pat therapeutic resolution on the other, the film has a nice half-hour patch somewhere in the middle. - 30
The New York Times
The burden of the story, which is maudlin and entirely unbelievable, weighs down even the more credible performances.
