The Other Sister (1999)

The Other Sister (1999)

Taglines: A Romantic Comedy About Letting Go!

The Other Sister movie storyline. When Carla Tate, now a young woman, is ‘graduated’ out of the training school where she has resided for many years because she is mentally challenged, her hope is that she will be accepted for all that she can now do for herself.

But Carla’s family is wealthy which permits her mother, already blinded to her daughter’s rather high-functioning abilities, to try and provide for Carla beyond her needs or desires, bringing forth the inevitable confrontations… for what Carla may lack in mental ability she certainly makes up for in her insistence on being independent, even to living in her own apartment. But if this isn’t enough, into the mix comes a young man, equally challenged mentally, who moves Carla beyond anyone’s control…

The Other Sister is a 1999 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and stars Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Diane Keaton, and Tom Skerritt. It was filmed in Long Beach, Pasadena, and San Francisco, California. The film was written by Marshall, Bob Brunner, and Malia Scotch Marmo.

The Other Sister opened at #3 at the North American box office making $6,624,445 in its opening weekend behind Payback and 8mm, which opened at the top spot. It ultimately grossed $27,807,627 domestically, barely bringing back its $35 million budget, becoming a box office bomb.

The Other Sister: Music from the Motion Picture was released on February 23, 1999. The lead song for the soundtrack was “The Animal Song” by Savage Garden. The music video for the song featured scenes from the film. It peaked at #109 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

The Other Sister Movie Poster (1999)

The Other Sister (1999)

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Starring: Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Paulson, Tom Skerritt, Poppy Montgomery, Linda Thorson, Juliet Mills, Hector Elizondo
Screenplay by: Bob Brunner, Garry Marshall
Production Design by: Stephen J. Lineweaver
Cinematography by: Dante Spinotti
Film Editing by: Bruce Green
Costume Design by: Gary Jones
Set Decoration by: Jay Hart
Art Direction by: Clayton Hartley
Music by: Rachel Portman
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements involving sex related material.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: February 26, 1999

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