''Thanks'' is a 2011 American comedy film directed by

Martin Bergman Martin Bergman (born 17 June 1957) is a British Theatrical producer, producer, writer and Theatre director, director who works in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood. He studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 1976, and was presi ...

and starring

Paul Dooley Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor, writer and comedian. He is known for his roles in '' Breaking Away'', '' Sixteen Candles'', and ''Popeye''. Early life Dooley was born Paul Brown on February 22, ...

and

Rita Rudner Rita Rudner (born September 17, 1953) is an American comedian. Beginning her career as a Broadway dancer, Rudner noticed the lack of female comedians in New York City and turned to stand-up comedy, where she has flourished for over three deca ...

. The film premiered at the 2011

Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival (sometimes stylized shortly as PSIFF) is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. Originally promoted by Mayor Sonny Bono and then sponsored by Nortel,here for Table of Contents it started in 1989 ...

Premise

''Thanks'' is a Thanksgiving comedy that proves blood is thicker than gravy as a family deals with change over three Thanksgivings spent at the California beach. Three adult children respond to their father remarrying a much younger woman as America and the world respond to the tumultuous 2008 economic upheaval.

Cast

as Hank *

as Bunny * Steve Purnick as Steve * Brian Lohmann as Brian *

Edi Patterson Edi Christine Patterson is an American actress and writer. She has primarily acted in comedies. She is best known for portraying Fran in the film '' Knives Out'' (2019), Veronica in the series '' Partners'' (2014), Jen Abbott in the series '' Vi ...

as Edi * Kelly Holden as Kelly

References

External links

* * 2011 films 2011 comedy films American comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub