The Rest of Us is a Canadian drama film, directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and released in 2019.
- Starring : Heather Graham / Jodi Balfour
- Genre : Drama
- Country : Canada
- Language : English
- Director : Aisling Chin-Yee
- Production : Babe Nation Films / Woods Entertainment
- Distributor : Gravitas Ventures / levelFILM / Front Row Filmed Entertainment
The Rest of Us movie
The Rest of Us release date
- September 6, 2019 : Canada (Toronto International Film Festival)
- September 14, 2019 : Canada (Atlantic Film Festival)
- September 20, 2019 : Canada (Calgary Film Festival)
- September 20, 2019 : Canada (Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival)
- December 6, 2019 : Canada (Whistler Film Festival)
The Rest of Us cast
- Heather Graham as Cami
- Sophie Nélisse as Aster
- Jodi Balfour as Rachel
- Abigail Pniowsky as Talulah
- Charlie Gillespie as Nathan
- Tameka Griffiths as Gabby
- Kelly Boegel as Estate Sale Agent
- Brendan Brady as Ron (Check Out Clerk)
- Inga Cadranel as Jane
- Greg Calderone as Dave
- Chris Farquhar as Insurance Agent(voice)
- Deborah Kimmet as Motel Employee
- Liam Siebolt as Vet Tech
- John Clifford Talbot as Cab Driver
Centring on the complex and challenging relationships between people who are connected through divorce, the film centres on Cami (Heather Graham), a single mother who reluctantly takes in her ex-husband’s second wife Rachel (Jodi Balfour) as a houseguest after his death has left her homeless. The film also stars Sophie Nélisse as Cami’s daughter Aster, and Abigail Pniowsky as Rachel’ daughter Talulah.
The film was shot in North Bay, Ontario in 2018.
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It had its second screening at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.
Norman Wilner of Now gave the film a three-N rating, writing that “It’s a small, delicate drama – maybe too small, since the 80-minute running time has the effect of compressing certain emotional beats. (There’s also a climactic revelation that struck me as painfully obvious, though others didn’t see it coming.) But it’s not a bad thing when a film leaves you wishing it were longer, and Chin-Yee gets excellent, heartfelt work from all four of her leads.” Alex Hudson of Exclaim! rated the film 7 out of 10, and wrote that “The Rest of Us might have benefited from a slightly longer runtime; there are some major revelations towards the ends, so it feels a bit like it ends just as it’s getting going. But as a small-scale examination of a unique form of grief, it packs a lot of emotional complexity into a small package.”
Heather Graham is an American actress, director, and writer. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy License to Drive (1988), followed by the critically acclaimed film Drugstore Cowboy (1989), which gained her initial industry notice. She then played supporting roles in films such as Shout (1991), Diggstown (1992), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Swingers (1996) and on the television series Twin Peaks (1991) and its prequel film Fire Walk with Me (1992), before gaining critical praise for starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997) as porn starlet Brandy / Rollergirl. In 1999, she co-starred in Bowfinger and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
In the 2000s, Graham starred in films Committed (2000), Say It Isn’t So (2001), Mary (2005), Gray Matters (2007), The Hangover (2009) and its sequel, The Hangover Part III (2013). She also had a role on the television series Scrubs in 2004, before playing the title character on the short-lived series Emily’s Reasons Why Not in 2006. She also had recurring roles on Showtime’s Californication (2014) and Netflix’s Flaked (2016).
Noted for portraying characters with sex appeal, she often appears in magazine lists of “Most Beautiful” and “Sexiest” women. Graham is a public advocate for Children International, and supported the climate change campaign Global Cool in 2007.
Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at St. Michaels Hospital, the older of two children. Her family is of “three-quarters Irish” descent, with her father’s side from County Cork. Her younger sister, Aimee Graham, is also an actress, and writer. Her mother, Joan (née Bransfield), is a teacher and author of children’s books and her father, James Graham, is a retired FBI agent. She was raised Catholic, but is non-practicing. Her family relocated repeatedly before moving to Agoura Hills, California, when she was 9 years old. She was introduced to acting during a school production of The Wizard of Oz.
After high school, Graham enrolled in extension classes at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she studied English for two years. Despite her parents’ objections, Graham withdrew from UCLA to pursue acting full-time.
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