okay kiddies, another great movie synopsis:

The Other Sister

The movie opens with the return of Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) to San Francisco. It turns out that Carla is a “special person” (read as: full-on retard) that had attacks that put her and others in danger when she was a child. Her mother, Elizabeth Tate (Diane Keaton), a control freak and all around bitch, coerces her husband, Radley Tate (Tom Skerrit), a pussy-whipped drunk, to put Carla in a special school at an early age. Years have gone by and now Carla is an adult. We find out that Carla comes from the mega-rich Tate family. Sharon was killed years earlier, but I noticed they kept that part out of the story. A wedding is being planned for her sister Heather and her other sister (not to be confused with THE Other Sister) Caroline is a lesbian. How thoughtful for Garry Marshall (Director) to include all types of mental retardation in this heartwarming movie. Life on the Tate compound seems okay until…
Danny McMann (Giovanni Ribisi) comes into the picture. He is also a “special person”. Carla and Danny meet in vocational school. Carla is becoming an independent woman, much to her mother’s chagrin. The conflict grows in Act II as Carla becomes more involved with Danny. Danny starts showing Carla how great it is to be retarded in our beautiful city. They go on bike rides and eat the free food that’s served during happy hour at a bar located in the Embarcadero bus station. Things are moving along smoothly for Carla and eventually she talks her parents into allowing her to get a beautiful corner apartment in a huge Victorian house. All of this independence is really putting a crimp on Mother’s lifestyle because she had hoped to have to take care of Carla forever in hopes to rid herself of the guilt from sending Carla away to the boarding school as a child. Eventually, Heather’s wedding rehearsal is upon us. Danny and Carla attend together. Danny wants to get up the courage to ask Carla to marry him and decides to get drunk. He ambles onto the stage during the soon-to-be bride and groom’s rehearsal dinner dance and gets on the microphone to proclaim his undying love to Carla. Then he also spills the beans that he and Carla had “done it” (their words, not mine) on Thanksgiving. Carla goes into a screaming fit because she thinks everyone is laughing at her. Danny is escorted out of the wedding. Carla and Danny reunite outside and scream at each other in that way only two special people can. Carla screeches, “Nie nate noo, nanny.” (translation: “I hate you, Danny”). Danny leaves the wedding and is soon on a train to Florida. He has to go live with his mother because his father refuses to pay his rent anymore.
The conflict is resolved in Act III when Danny realizes that he can’t live without Carla. He jumps off the train at one of the stations and starts to hitchhike back to San Francisco. He returns to the church and tries to bust into Heather’s wedding to get Carla. He is stopped at the door, so he sneaks up into the balcony through the back. The wedding is in process and Carla is a bridesmaid. Suddenly people are being pelted with mini-marshmallows (Carla’s favorite food - thank god it wasn’t stewed tomatoes). Carla realizes that it is Danny trying to get her attention. She looks up and Danny comes climbing down the drapes. He again interrupts the moment and asks Carla to marry him. She agrees! Mother is completely mortified, but eventually goes along with the idea and attends the couple’s lackluster wedding (in a red dress!)

2/21/2001 03:26:00 PM | link me
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