The Middle
(2009)
Regisseur:
DeAnn Heline, Eileen HeislerSchauspieler:
Atticus Shaffer, Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Chris KattanDie dreifache Mutter und Autoverkäuferin Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton) lebt gemeinsam mit ihrem etwas gemütlichen Mann Mike (Neil Flynn) in Orson, Indiana. Der Alltag des Paares wird von den Sorgen und Nöten der drei Kinder bestimmt: Der 16-jährige Axl (Charlie McDermott), benannt nach Guns'n'Roses-Sänger Axl Rose, befindet sich in einer rebellischen Phase. Seine jüngere Schwester Sue (Eden Sher) leidet unter ihrer Zahnspange und an ihren bislang gescheiterten Versuchen, etwas Besonderes zu leisten. Der jüngste Sohn Brick (Atticus Shaffer) ist als intelligenter Bücherwurm so etwas wie das schwarze Schaf der Familie.
Forget about athletes, movie stars and politicians. Parents are the real heroes - but we think Frankie Heck, must be some kind of superhero. A loving wife and mother of three, she's middle class in the middle of the country and is rapidly approaching middle age.Frankie and her husband, Mike, have lived in Orson, Indiana, their whole lives. A man of few words (every one a zinger), Mike is a manager at the town quarry and Frankie is the third-best used car salesman (out of the three) at the local dealership. She may not be a high-powered career woman, but when it comes to her family, she'll go to just about any length. And with kids like these, she had better. There's Axl, her semi-nudist teenage son conceived while under the influence of Guns N' Roses; Sue, the awkward teenage daughter who fails at everything... but with the utmost of gusto; and their seven-year-old son Brick, whose best friend is his backpack.Sometimes it seems like everyone is trying to get to the top, or struggling not to hit bottom, but we think Frankie and her family will find a lot of love, and a lot of laughs, somewhere in The Middle.
Forget about athletes, movie stars and politicians. Parents are the real heroes - but we think Frankie Heck, must be some kind of superhero. A loving wife and mother of three, she's middle class in the middle of the country and is rapidly approaching middle age.Frankie and her husband, Mike, have lived in Orson, Indiana, their whole lives. A man of few words (every one a zinger), Mike is a manager at the town quarry and Frankie is the third-best used car salesman (out of the three) at the local dealership. She may not be a high-powered career woman, but when it comes to her family, she'll go to just about any length. And with kids like these, she had better. There's Axl, her semi-nudist teenage son conceived while under the influence of Guns N' Roses; Sue, the awkward teenage daughter who fails at everything... but with the utmost of gusto; and their seven-year-old son Brick, whose best friend is his backpack.Sometimes it seems like everyone is trying to get to the top, or struggling not to hit bottom, but we think Frankie and her family will find a lot of love, and a lot of laughs, somewhere in The Middle.
