Rocket Gibraltar

Burt Lancaster as a patriarch whose family gathers for his 77th birthday. Aggie: Suzy Amis. Rose: Patricia Clarkson. Ruby: Frances Conroy. Amanda: Sinead Cusack. Rolo: John Glover. Crow: Bill Pullman. Dwayne: Kevin Spacey. Daniel Petrie directed., On the occasion of wealthy patriarch Burt Lancaster’s 77th birthday, his Long Island home is invaded by well-meaning family members. Lancaster is bored by the well-meaning interference of his grown children, but he thrives on the company of his grandchildren, especially 5-year-old Macaulay Culkin (in a terrific pre-star performance). To the kids, Lancaster reveals what he really wants as a birthday present: an old-fashioned Viking funeral! From this point on, the ending of Rocket Gibraltar is a “done deal”, but getting there is all the fun. A superb, hand-picked cast–including Suzy Amis, Sinead Cusack, John Glover, Bill Pullman and Kevin Spacey -does full justice to Amos Poe’s whimsical, often deeply touching script.