is the keynote speaker, Georgia uses Lou's illness to promote her magazine and claims that she's been more involved in his care than she actually is. Afterward, Maddy, Eve and Georgia argue viciously, until they're halted by the news that Lou's health has worsened. All three sisters rush to the hospital and reconcile at their father's bedside. As they wait for Lou to emerge from a coma, they try to remember the name of an actress whose name Eve has been struggling to recall for weeks. Lou suddenly says it's June Allyson before passing away. Some time later, Eve, Maddy and Georgia are together in Eve's kitchen for Thanksgiving. Eve teaches Georgia how to make her stuffing recipe, which Georgia had previously stolen and given to a newspaper as hers. Georgia and Maddy begin to playfully throw flour at each other, and Eve takes a moment to enjoy being together with her sisters before joining in. Cast Meg Ryan as Eve Mozell Marks Paige Wolfe as Young Eve Diane Keaton as Georgia Mozell Katie Stratton as Young Georgia Lisa Kudrow as Maddy Mozell Talia-Lynn Prairie as Young Maddy Walter Matthau as Lou Mozell Charles Matthau as Young Lou Adam Arkin as Joe Marks Cloris Leachman as Pat Mozell Kristina Dorn as Young Pat Jesse James as Jesse Marks Edie McClurg as Esther Tracee Ellis Ross as Kim Maree Cheatham as Angie Myndy Crist as Dr. Kelly Celia Weston as Madge Turner Stephanie Ittleson as Victoria Reception The film was released in the United States on February 18, 2000, to relatively negative reviews. It made $15.7 million over the Presidents' Day opening weekend, opening second behind The Whole Nine Yards. Hanging Up opened in 2,618 theatres at an average of exactly $6,000. It dropped out of the top 10 in its third week of release, and lasted eight weeks in its domestic release. Domestically grossing $36,050,230 with an extra $15,829,814 from worldwide audiences brought its international total to $51,880,044. The film has a 12% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 85 reviews with an average rating of 3.75/10, The critical consensus reads, "Though the screenplay and the novel it's based on were both written by the same person, critics say Hanging Up is an unsuccessful adaptation. The acting is praised as solid, but is ultimately unable to save the film." See also The Pritzker Estate References External links 2000 films