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Pieces of April
Pieces of April

Pieces of April

She's the one in every family.

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Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.

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Budget

$300000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

6.462/10

Release Date

17 October 2003

Country

United States of America

Cast

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

April Burns

Derek Luke

Derek Luke

Bobby

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Joy Burns

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Jim Burns

Alison Pill

Alison Pill

Beth Burns

John Gallagher Jr.

John Gallagher Jr.

Timmy Burns

Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond

Grandma Dottie

Lillias White

Lillias White

Evette

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Eugene

Vitali Baganov

Vitali Baganov

Half Asleep Man

Adrian Martinez

Adrian Martinez

Man in Mohair Sweater

Susan Bruce

Susan Bruce

Tish

Jamari Richardson

Jamari Richardson

Boy on Bicycle

Leila Danette

Leila Danette

Woman in Stairwell

Stephen Chen

Stephen Chen

Lee Loung Tan

Sally Leung Bayer

Sally Leung Bayer

Lee Quong Tan

Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes

Wayne

Sisqó

Sisqó

Latrell

Marcus Lovett

Marcus Lovett

Parade Announcer

Jack Chen

Jack Chen

Lee Quong

Jacqueline Dai

Jacqueline Dai

Lee Lang

Rosa Luo

Rosa Luo

Lee Wai Yam

Birdie M. Hale

Birdie M. Hale

Woman outside Bodega

Armando Riesco

Armando Riesco

Tyrone

Christine Todino

Christine Todino

Waitress

Anney Giobbe

Anney Giobbe

Young Mother

Elizabeth Douglass

Elizabeth Douglass

Young Girl

Rusty De Wees

Rusty De Wees

Joy's Biker Guy

Vincent Roselli

Vincent Roselli

Timmy's Biker Guy

Ficchi

Ficchi

Bernadette the Dog

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