Rating: R
Genre: Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 01/19/1990(USA)
Release Date: 10/24/2006
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Criterion

Australian filmmaker Jane Campion directs the darkly humorous family drama Sweetie. Thin and mousy Kay (Karen Colson) works in a factory and lives a dreary existence with her well-meaning boyfriend, Louis (Tom Lycos). One day, her sister Dawn (Genevieve Lemon) arrives with her so-called manager, Bob (Michael Lake). Nicknamed Sweetie, Dawn is everything Kay is not: boisterous, impulsive, and overweight. Kay is consumed with uptight phobias, while Dawn hangs on to her unrealistic childhood dreams of show business. Meanwhile, their parents, Gordon (Jon Darling) and Flo (Dorothy Barry), are involved in a strange separation. Kay, Louis, and Gordon trick Dawn so they can visit Flo at a ranch in the Australian outback. Everyone gets together back at the family home where Dawn pulls an immature stunt, exposing the psychological realities of the situation.

~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Genevieve Lemon - Dawn/Sweetie
Karen Colston - Kay
Tom Lycos - Louis
Jon Darling - Gordon
Dorothy Barry - Flo
Michael Lake - Bob
Andre Pataczek - Clayton

Production:
Jane Campion - Director
John Maynard - Producer
Martin Armiger - Composer
Veronika Heussler - Editor
Jane Campion Gerald Lee Gerard Lee - Screen Writer
Jane Campion - Casting
Sally Bongers - Cinematographer
Amanda Lovejoy - Costume Designer
Wendy Freeman - Makeup
Peter Harris - Production Designer
Bernie Ledger - Stunts
Jane Castle - Camera Operator

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1990 Independent Spirit Awards