Housekeeping
“The story of a woman slightly distracted by the possibilities of life.”
In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
20 people
Christine Lahti
Sylvie Fisher
Known for
Evil
Running on Empty
Sara Walker
Ruth
Andrea Burchill
Lucille
Also in
21 Jump Street
Anne Pitoniak
Aunt Lily
Known for
Agnes of God
Best Seller
Barbara Reese
Aunt Nona
Also in
The Big Table
100 Days in the Jungle
Margot Pinvidic
Helen
Known for
Meatballs
The Stepfather
Bill Smillie
Sheriff
Known for
Piranha
Singles
Wayne Robson
Principal
Known for
Cube
Wrong Turn
Betty Phillips
Mrs. Jardine
Known for
The New Addams Family
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Karen Elizabeth Austin
Mrs. Paterson
Known for
Caprica
Legend of Earthsea
Dolores Drake
Mrs. Walker
Known for
Doctor Who
Finding Santa
Georgie Collins
Grandmother
Known for
Ghostkeeper
How the West Was Fun
Bill Forsyth Director · Marilynne Robinson Author Michael Gibbs Composer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $5M · United States release November 25, 1987
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,083,282
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · November 25, 1987
Theatrical
United States · November 25, 1987
Theatrical
Sweden
November 25, 1987 · Theatrical
More from Bill Forsyth
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Housekeeping
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.