House of D

An American artist living a bohemian existence in Paris, Tom Warshaw (David Duchovny) is trying to make sense of his troubled adult life by reflecting upon his extraordinary childhood.

Prompted by his son's 13th birthday, Tom experiences a flashback to Greenwich Village in 1973, as 13-year-old Tommy (Anton Yelchin), he is on the brink of becoming a man. While his bereaved single mother (Téa Leoni) mourns the death of his father, Tommy escapes grief by causing trouble at school and making afternoon deliveries with his best friend Pappas (Robin Williams), a mentally challenged janitor.

Tommy becomes close friends with Lady (Erykah Badu) – a woman incarcerated in the infamous New York Women's House of Detention for murder – and Tommy eventually experiences his first taste of love. Yet when an unexpected tragedy radically alters his world, Tommy must take a life-defining choice – one that will compel the adult Tom, thirty years later, to confront his unfinished past.

• David Duchovny as Tom Warshaw (Adult)
• Anton Yelchin as Tommy Warshaw (Young)
• Robin Williams as Pappas
• Téa Leoni as Mrs. Warshaw
• Erykah Badu as Lady / Bernadette
• Adam LeFevre as Monty
• Frank Langella as Rev. Duncan
• Zelda Williams as Melissa
• Orlando Jones as Superfly
• Willie Garson as Ticket Agent
• Andrée Damant as French Woman in Window

House of D was given a score of 10% on Rotten Tomatoes with a consensus calling it "A sincere but inept coming of age story." Box Office Mojo gives the reviews a C+. Many critics attribute the poor reception to the fact that Duchovny wrote and directed the movie, which gave it a lack of creative direction and caused it to meander and to lose focus.

The DVD was released on October 4, 2005. The DVD contains special features, such as commentary with David Duchovny and the cast and a behind-the-scenes featurette called The Making of House of D.

• Official site
• House of D at IMDb
• House of D at Rotten Tomatoes
• Review by Roger Ebert