The Movies Database

Movie: Family Tree (1987)

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• Director: Mike Relon Makiling
• Release Date: 1987 (Philippines)
• Country: Philippines
• Genre: Comedy , Family , Fantasy

Movie: Family Tree (2003)

“Story revolves around a guy on Thanksgiving as he faces a family that seems to need their conflicts more than they need each other for love or support. As the family descends throughout the day, including a long absent brother who carries his own secret, tensions mount culminating in an unexpected harmony. Written by anonymous”

• Director: Vicky Jenson
• Genre: Comedy , Short , Drama , Family

Movie: The Family Trees (2007)

“The American owner of a French country home (David Sackrider) continues his annual effort to create a forest behind his property north of Paris. Instead of his usual trip to Belgium to purchase the trees, he visits a local nursery where he selects this year’s plantings – Claude, Henri, Raymond and Pierre (all voiced by veterans of the French Foreign Legion). It’s a long day for the American; his transportation is garaged a walk, a Metro ride and another walk away from his Paris apartment. Then it’s on and off the autoroute before finding the nursery. He then has to squeeze the trees into a too-small minivan, find his way back to the autoroute, reach his destination and, finally, get them into the ground. The trees, meanwhile, are not pleased: It’s cold, they’re nervous, he’s lost. But they’re also young, and opinionated, and ready to give the American (and each other) a piece of their French minds. Claude and Pierre are more youthful in spirit while Henri and Raymond aren’t quite sure what they’ve gotten themselves into. The trees provide hilarious running commentary on the misadventures and misdirection of their new caretaker. And argue amongst themselves? Of course – they’re family! Written by Bryan McMahon”

• Director: Bryan McMahon
• Run Time: USA:13 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Short , Comedy

Trivia: All of the voice actors are French natives and are members of the French Veterans of Foreign Wars Association in Southern California.

Movie: Family Troubles (1900/I)

“A man and his wife are seated at the dinner table. He is cranky, and complains of the various articles of food as he tries them, finally throwing a plate of biscuits to the floor. There is a limit to his wife’s endurance. She picks up a large pie, and hits the man over the head with it. Written by AMB Picture Catalogue (1902)”

• Release Date: September 1900 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy

Movie: Family Troubles (1900/II)

“Mrs. Smith can’t make the stove burn. Bad draught. Crooked stovepipe. Little Lucy toasts her fingers, shivering and unhappy. Papa Smith comes in. Of course he can fix it! Tries. Tries again. It don’t burn. Gets mad and kicks it over. Tableau. Written by Edison Films (1900)”

• Release Date: March 1900 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy

Movie: Family Troubles (1911)

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• Release Date: 28 March 1911 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Short , Comedy

Trivia: Released in the US as a split reel along with the drama His Image in the Water (1911).

Movie: Family Troubles (1923)

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• Director: Fred Hibbard
• Release Date: 1 April 1923 (USA)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Short

Movie: Family Troubles (1933)

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• Director: George Stevens
• Release Date: 11 January 1933 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:20 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Short , Comedy

Movie: Family Troubles (1943)

“Janet finds herself being treated unfairly by her family; her sister, Aurelia, receives all the attention, and she is constantly being scolded when she tries to obtain some attention. Despaired, she decides to run away from home. The gang call on an elderly couple (Tom and Mary Jones) to “adapt” Janet. To teach Janet a lesson, they agree to adopt her but make her life twice as miserable by making her scrub the floors. When Mrs. Jones calls Janet’s family to take her back home, Janet and the gang run away to live in a cave. It is not long before they decide that the best thing to do is to return home. Janet finds herself lovingly reunited with her family. Her mother apologizes for her neglectful behavior and promises that it will never happen again. Written by anonymous”

• Director: Herbert Glazer
• Release Date: 3 April 1943 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:10 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Family , Short , Comedy

Trivia: The short shows a net profit of $4,927.00 during the 1942-43 release season in MGM records.