Synopsis
Having gotten a taste of college life, a drastically changed farm girl returns home for Thanksgiving break with her best friend, a flamboyant party animal who is clearly a fish out of water in a small farm town.
Scores
Overall Score
70.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.2%
Review Aggregate
48.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 45% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, gritty, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
funnygrittycharacter-drivenromanticemotionalvisually striking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauly Shore | 1993 | $616,000 | $1,337,000 | (est) |
| Lane Smith | 1993 | $379,000 | $823,000 | (est) |
| Carla Gugino | 1993 | $285,000 | $619,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes24,096
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1993 | $36,448,400 | $79,127,080 |
| International | 1993 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1993 | $36,448,400 | $79,127,080 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1993 | $18,224,200 | $39,563,540 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1993 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1993 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1993 | $42,576,000 | $92,429,697 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1993 | $34,212,000 | $74,272,003 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1993 | $9,112,100 | $19,781,770 |
| Total Revenues | 1993 | $104,124,300 | $226,047,010 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1993 | $8,000,000 | $17,367,474 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1993 | $8,726,000 (est) | $18,943,572 (est) |
| Participations | 1993 | $8,330,000 | $18,083,882 |
| Residuals ? | 1993 | $6,111,000 | $13,266,579 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1993 | $1,600,000 | $3,473,495 |
| Total Expenses | 1993 | $32,767,000 | $71,135,003 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1993 | $71,357,300 | $154,912,007 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Home for the Holidays | 1995 | Shared genres: 4 | 58.5 | $25,917,185 |
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 | What's Cooking? | 2000 | Shared genres: 4 | 42.1 | $17,205,812 |
 | The Myth of Fingerprints | 1997 | Shared genres: 4 | 30.2 | $10,191,722 |
 | Big | 1988 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.9 | $84,885,693 |