Pallbearer, The

Pallbearer, The

1996

Aspiring architect Tom Thompson (David Schwimmer) is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy (Barbara Hershey) that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his incredulous friends. So when Tom foolishly agrees to give the eulogy at Bill's funeral, it sets him on a collision course with Ruth -- who is revealed to be Bill's oversexed mother -- and Julie DeMarco (Gwyneth Paltrow), the longtime crush Tom hasn't seen since they were teens.

A comedy about life-long crushes, mistaken identity and one really bad eulogy.

JBscale
40
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Romance
Length
1 hr. 38 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 3, 1996
US Box Office
$5,656,388 (#4817 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Language, Some Sexuality

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Miramax
Released
January 4, 2012
Acquired Date
February 25, 2020
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport
Toni Collette
Toni Collette
Carol Kane
Carol Kane
Michael Vartan
Michael Vartan
Bitty Schram
Bitty Schram
Jean De Baer
Jean De Baer
Elizabeth Franz
Elizabeth Franz
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
Edoardo Ballerini
Edoardo Ballerini

Directors

Matt Reeves
Matt Reeves

Producers

J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams
Paul Webster
Paul Webster

Writers

Jason Katims
Jason Katims
Matt Reeves
Matt Reeves

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Rotten
48%
Tomatometer
21 votes
RT Stale
18%
Popcornmeter
117 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
5.0/10
11,705 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media