| Description |
9 videodisc (DVD)s (ca. 30 min. each) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Summary |
"Mum's just not herself today..." How many times have kids the world over heard that? But, in Tara Gregson's case, it's true literally. Tara, a seemingly ordinary suburban housewife and mother, has dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder). Tara can appear as anyone from herself to 'T', a provocative teenager who flits around in midriffs and low slung jeans; to 'Buck', a beer-swilling, trucker-hat wearing Vietnam vet who is prone to violence when (easily) provoked; to 'Alice', a 1950s Betty Crocker housewife who bakes pies, wearing her heels and without a meticulously hair-sprayed curl out of place. Her family consists of Max, her loving and supportive husband of almost 20 years who works hard to keep up with Tara's alters, while maintaining some sense of normalcy for their teenage children; sarcastic and rebellious daughter, Kate, and tender-hearted, bookworm son, Marshall. Although they're typical teens, they've learned to cope with their mother's unpredictable personalities, in their own way. The only sticking point to their all living in oblivion is Tara's insecure sister, Charmaine, who cannot accept Tara's condition and is envious of the attention her sister has received from it. It's never a dull moment in the Gregson household as the various identities may appear on any given day at any time. Tara, with the support of her family, has gone off her medication, in the hope that the cause of her disorder will reveal itself and that her alters will integrate." -- edited from website. |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of ABC1 broadcast July 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26, September 2, 16, 23, 30, 2009. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
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Rated: M or MA 15+, adult themes, frequent very coarse language, sex scenes, sexual references, coarse language. Episode specific. |
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DVD |
| Credits |
Written by Diablo Cody ; Executive producer Steven Spielberg |
| Cast |
Toni Collette, John Corbett, Rosemarie Dewitt, Keir Gilchrist, Brie Larson |
| Subject |
Multiple personality -- Drama
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Families -- Drama
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| Author |
Cody, Diablo
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Spielberg, Steven
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Collette, Toni
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Dewitt, Rosemarie
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Gilchrist, Keir,
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Lawson, Brie
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ABC-TV (Australia)
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