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The Glass Castle

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

Director

Destin Daniel Cretton

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

$17,273,059

Production

Lionsgate,Netter Productions,TIK Films,Waypoint Entertainment

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

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Jeannette

Rex

Woody Harrelson

Rose Mary

Young Jeannette

Youngest Jeannette

David

Brian

Young Brian

Charlie Shotwell

Youngest Brian

Lori

Young Lori

Youngest Lori

Olivia Kate Rice

Maureen

Brigette Lundy-Paine

Young Maureen

Youngest Maureen

Eden Grace Redfield

Erma

Uncle Stanley

Grandpa Walls

Robbie

Mr. Thomson

Tiffany

Mrs. Lehocky

Mr. Lehocky

Dr. Taylor

Miss Kelly

Nurse

Francesca Barcenas

Nurse

Bianca Bellange

Nurse

Pool Manager

Miss Bivens

Student

Student

Welch Daily News Operator

Welch Daily News Operator

Brian's Wife

Sabrina Campilii

Cab Driver

Self

Jeannette Walls

Self

Rose Mary Walls

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

Lady by the Shop

Ronnie

Intern

NYC Deli Patron

Philippe Hartmann

Assistant

Samantha Hodhod

Business Woman

Nathaly Thibault

Restaurant Manager

Waiter

John Robert Woodlock

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Rich city folks
and their fancy apartments. - The Glass Castle

Rich city folks and their fancy apartments.

But their air is so polluted,
they can't even see the stars. - The Glass Castle

But their air is so polluted, they can't even see the s...

We'd have to be out of our minds
to trade places with any of them. - The Glass Castle

We'd have to be out of our minds to trade places with a...

He said, "Jeannette Walls, - The Glass Castle

He said, "Jeannette Walls,

If you print this story, I will have my
lawyers go so far up your ass - The Glass Castle

If you print this story, I will have my lawyers go so far up...

Oh, heck yeah I ran it. Where I come from, - The Glass Castle

Oh, heck yeah I ran it. Where I come from,

Could you box this up for me, and maybe
yours too if you're not gonna eat it? - The Glass Castle

Could you box this up for me, and maybe yours too if you...

Surrounded by trees
and fields of wildflowers. - The Glass Castle

Surrounded by trees and fields of wildflowers.

Ah, yup, they are. They have, uh,
little house there on a hill - The Glass Castle

Ah, yup, they are. They have, uh, little house there on a hi...

He's developing a technology that'll burn - The Glass Castle

He's developing a technology that'll burn

Well, Tiffany still hasn't told
her parents about me - The Glass Castle

Well, Tiffany still hasn't told her parents about me

Well, you better hurry up.
Who knows how much time he's got left. - The Glass Castle

Well, you better hurry up. Who knows how much time he's...

That was unbelievable. - The Glass Castle

That was unbelievable.

I'm gonna be home soon. I just want
to have everything ready for them - The Glass Castle

I'm gonna be home soon. I just want to have everything ...

Hey when it comes to my family - The Glass Castle

Hey when it comes to my family

Did Mom find any new treasures? - The Glass Castle

Did Mom find any new treasures?

- My wild Irish Rose
- Mom, are we gonna have any lunch? - The Glass Castle

- My wild Irish Rose - Mom, are we gonna have any lunch?

Would you rather me make you
some food that'll be gone in an hour, - The Glass Castle

Would you rather me make you some food that'll be gone ...

My wild Irish Rose - The Glass Castle

My wild Irish Rose

My wild Irish... - The Glass Castle

My wild Irish...

- ...Rose - The Glass Castle

Jeannette, can you tell Miss Kelly why you
were cooking hot dogs all by yourself? - The Glass Castle

Jeannette, can you tell Miss Kelly why you were cooking hot ...

You know the address that your parents
gave us doesn't seem to be right. - The Glass Castle

You know the address that your parents gave us doesn't ...

All over. Dad says,
"Our home goes wherever we go." - The Glass Castle

All over. Dad says, "Our home goes wherever we go."...

Oh, sorry, doctor.
Just having a little fun getting those - The Glass Castle

Oh, sorry, doctor. Just having a little fun getting those

- What happened to him?
- He fell off the couch - The Glass Castle

- What happened to him? - He fell off the couch

Besides, Brian's head is so hard, I think
the floor took more damage than he did. - The Glass Castle

Besides, Brian's head is so hard, I think the floor too...

A veteran of the US Air Force brings
his little girl in here - The Glass Castle

A veteran of the US Air Force brings his little girl in here

Now my family won't eat for three months
so you can drive a Cadillac. - The Glass Castle

Now my family won't eat for three months so you can dri...

You're part of a system
that is getting rich off - The Glass Castle

You're part of a system that is getting rich off

You call that "proper care?" - The Glass Castle

You call that "proper care?"

In order to pull this off,
every fiber in your being - The Glass Castle

In order to pull this off, every fiber in your being

If you can convince yourself
then you can convince them too. - The Glass Castle

If you can convince yourself then you can convince them too.

It lets in the light but blocks radiation. - The Glass Castle

It lets in the light but blocks radiation.

It will drastically reduce
our energy demands. - The Glass Castle

It will drastically reduce our energy demands.

Structurally we could make that work - The Glass Castle

Structurally we could make that work

That way, all the weight pushes
in toward the middle. - The Glass Castle

That way, all the weight pushes in toward the middle.

You know, this running around
is only temporary. - The Glass Castle

You know, this running around is only temporary.

We just need the perfect location
and then we can get to work on our castle. - The Glass Castle

We just need the perfect location and then we can get to wor...

And, oh, look.
You'll love this one, Jeannette. - The Glass Castle

And, oh, look. You'll love this one, Jeannette.

Dr. Taylor said,
staying home and reading books on our own - The Glass Castle

Dr. Taylor said, staying home and reading books on our own

All those Juniper and Joshua trees
have adapted to survive - The Glass Castle

All those Juniper and Joshua trees have adapted to survive

That inselberg was formed from cooling
magma over a hundred million years ago. - The Glass Castle

That inselberg was formed from cooling magma over a hundred ...

Pretty soon, the sun's coming down
and we'll be watching - The Glass Castle

Pretty soon, the sun's coming down and we'll be wa...

And don't let no
dumbass doctor tell you different. - The Glass Castle

And don't let no dumbass doctor tell you different.

You learn from living - The Glass Castle

You learn from living

That is the most beautiful tree
I've ever seen! - The Glass Castle

That is the most beautiful tree I've ever seen!

You know, the Indian's never use pillows
either and look how straight they stand. - The Glass Castle

You know, the Indian's never use pillows either and loo...

The wind's been beaten
that tree down since the day it was born. - The Glass Castle

The wind's been beaten that tree down since the day it ...

Dad. Dad. - The Glass Castle

All right. Did you get a good look at it? - The Glass Castle

All right. Did you get a good look at it?

Was he a big ol' hairy son of a bitch - The Glass Castle

Was he a big ol' hairy son of a bitch

And uh, did it have pointy ears and
evil eyes with fire in them? - The Glass Castle

And uh, did it have pointy ears and evil eyes with fire in t...

I've been chasing that demon for years. - The Glass Castle

I've been chasing that demon for years.

Now I want you
to just hold this puppy right there. - The Glass Castle

Now I want you to just hold this puppy right there.

You see the top of the flames where
the yellow dissolves into the heat? - The Glass Castle

You see the top of the flames where the yellow dissolves int...

That zone is known in physics as
the boundary between turbulence and order. - The Glass Castle

That zone is known in physics as the boundary between turbul...

It's a place where no rules apply. - The Glass Castle

It's a place where no rules apply.

A bunch of molecules bouncing off
each other at random. - The Glass Castle

A bunch of molecules bouncing off each other at random.

So there's no point in trying to find
a reason or pattern - The Glass Castle

So there's no point in trying to find a reason or patte...

You just got a little too close
to the chaos is all. - The Glass Castle

You just got a little too close to the chaos is all.

- I'll take the chair back.
- It's not about the chair. I... - The Glass Castle

- I'll take the chair back. - It's not about the c...

Just, please, - The Glass Castle

Well, your dad said he saw you pass by
in a cab the other night. - The Glass Castle

Well, your dad said he saw you pass by in a cab the other ni...

You shouldn't be ashamed of us - The Glass Castle

You shouldn't be ashamed of us

Being homeless in New York City
does not count as a lifestyle choice. - The Glass Castle

Being homeless in New York City does not count as a lifestyl...

Well, if we heard from you more you'd know - The Glass Castle

Well, if we heard from you more you'd know

Nuh-uh. We're fine.
You're the one that needs help. - The Glass Castle

Nuh-uh. We're fine. You're the one that needs help...

Look at you. Your values are all confused - The Glass Castle

Look at you. Your values are all confused

Well, I don't mean to be rude
but isn't he a little... - The Glass Castle

Well, I don't mean to be rude but isn't he a littl...

I just hope you've got a good plan
for telling your dad because this... - The Glass Castle

I just hope you've got a good plan for telling your dad...

Shh. It's okay. I'm right here. - The Glass Castle

Shh. It's okay. I'm right here.

Let's go, kids! Time to pull off stage
and leave this hellhole behind. - The Glass Castle

Let's go, kids! Time to pull off stage and leave this h...

No, there's not enough room
in the cab, - The Glass Castle

No, there's not enough room in the cab,

Hey,
it's not an ideal scenario for anyone, - The Glass Castle

Hey, it's not an ideal scenario for anyone,

- Be careful. There you go. - The Glass Castle

- Be careful. There you go.

People been striking it rich
here for a hundred years. - The Glass Castle

People been striking it rich here for a hundred years.

They must've moved somewhere else
to spend their fortune. - The Glass Castle

They must've moved somewhere else to spend their fortun...

The kids are tired of moving
to a new town every time you lose a job. - The Glass Castle

The kids are tired of moving to a new town every time you lo...

Everyone here is the same as us,
they've just got different complexions. - The Glass Castle

Everyone here is the same as us, they've just got diffe...

If we went, your parents
can help us out with some money. - The Glass Castle

If we went, your parents can help us out with some money.

Pretty soon she's gonna
be doing the backstroke. Right? - The Glass Castle

Pretty soon she's gonna be doing the backstroke. Right?

But I can't let you cling to the side your
whole life just because you're scared. - The Glass Castle

But I can't let you cling to the side your whole life j...

Hey, you were swimming. - The Glass Castle

Hey, you were swimming.

Oh, so you're the one who limits the black
families to an hour in the mornings, - The Glass Castle

Oh, so you're the one who limits the black families to ...

Does he always act like this,
or just when he's drunk? - The Glass Castle

Does he always act like this, or just when he's drunk?

I can't let you talk to me like that
in front of my daughter. - The Glass Castle

I can't let you talk to me like that in front of my dau...

I'd rather be in hell with my back broke
than live in that godforsaken town. - The Glass Castle

I'd rather be in hell with my back broke than live in t...

Yeah? You should have thought of that
before you got every - The Glass Castle

Yeah? You should have thought of that before you got every

Freedom? You call this freedom? - The Glass Castle

Freedom? You call this freedom?

The Glass Castle poster

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A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Writer: Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham, Jeannette Walls

Production: Lionsgate,Netter Productions,TIK Films,Waypoint Entertainment

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 56/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $17,273,059

Released: 11 Aug 2017

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

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