Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Film / TheHouseOfYes

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


The Pascals are a well-to-do, upper-class family in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC. Mrs. Pascal (Bujold) is an austere snob who cares for her family since her husband "mysteriously" left them behind. There is Anthony (Prinze), the youngest, and the twins: Marty (Hamilton) and Jackie (Posey). Jackie, aka Jackie-O, is spoiled, stuck-up, and [[AxCrazy violently insane]]. She is obsessed with Jackie Onasis and the slaying of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. She also has [[BrotherSisterIncest major hots for her twin brother, Marty]]. Marty is perhaps the OnlySaneMan in the family. While he and Jackie did have a [[{{Twincest}} romantic relationship]] in the past, he is trying desperately to leave all of that behind and live a normal life. He visits the family during Thanksgiving and brings along a surprise... his fiancée, Leslie (Tori Spelling).

to:

The Pascals are a well-to-do, upper-class family in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC. Mrs. Pascal (Bujold) is an austere snob who cares for her family since her husband "mysteriously" left them behind. There is Anthony (Prinze), the youngest, and the twins: Marty (Hamilton) and Jackie (Posey). Jackie, aka Jackie-O, is spoiled, stuck-up, and [[AxCrazy violently insane]]. She is obsessed with Jackie Onasis UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedy and the slaying of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. She also has [[BrotherSisterIncest major hots for her twin brother, Marty]]. Marty is perhaps the OnlySaneMan in the family. While he and Jackie did have a [[{{Twincest}} romantic relationship]] in the past, he is trying desperately to leave all of that behind and live a normal life. He visits the family during Thanksgiving and brings along a surprise... his fiancée, Leslie (Tori Spelling).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''The House of Yes'' is a witty 1997 BlackComedy film about a rather interesting Thanksgiving dinner. It stars Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/GenevieveBujold, Creator/JoshHamilton, Creator/ToriSpelling, and Creator/FreddyPrinzeJr It was originally a stage play by Wendy [=MacLeod=] that was adapted by director Mark Waters.

to:

''The House of Yes'' is a witty 1997 BlackComedy film about a rather interesting Thanksgiving dinner. It stars Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/GenevieveBujold, Creator/JoshHamilton, Creator/ToriSpelling, and Creator/FreddyPrinzeJr Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr It was originally a stage play by Wendy [=MacLeod=] that was adapted by director Mark Waters.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''The House of Yes'' is a witty 1997 BlackComedy film about a rather interesting Thanksgiving dinner. It stars Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/GenevieveBujold, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, and Freddy Prinze Jr. It was originally a stage play by Wendy [=MacLeod=] that was adapted by director Mark Waters.

to:

''The House of Yes'' is a witty 1997 BlackComedy film about a rather interesting Thanksgiving dinner. It stars Creator/ParkerPosey, Creator/GenevieveBujold, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Creator/JoshHamilton, Creator/ToriSpelling, and Freddy Prinze Jr. Creator/FreddyPrinzeJr It was originally a stage play by Wendy [=MacLeod=] that was adapted by director Mark Waters.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* NothingNiceAboutSugarAndSpice: Jackie permanently dresses as Jackie Kennedy in the famous pink suit and forces people to call her Jackie, while trying to persuade her twin brother to restart their sexual relationship, despite him being engaged to Leslie and eventually kills him rather than let him leave her.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
No longer a trope.


* YourCheatingHeart: Two counts. [[spoiler:Marty briefly goes back to Jackie at the end of the night. Leslie sees this and immediately goes upstairs and sleeps with Anthony.]]

Added: 84

Changed: 45

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Bookends}}: The movie starts and ends with home movies of Marty and Jackie at 14 years old when they were at an Ides of March costume party while Jackie narrates about remembering where they were.

to:

* {{Bookends}}: The movie starts and ends with home movies of Marty and Jackie at 14 years old when they were at an Ides of March costume party while Jackie narrates about remembering where they were.the beginning of their taboo relationship.



* TheEighties: The movie takes places on Thanksgiving weekend 1983.

to:

* TheEighties: The movie takes places place on Thanksgiving weekend 1983.



* FamilyDisunion: One of the darker examples. Mrs Pascal does not approve of Leslie due to her class status, and in fact seems to be more accepting of Jackie and Marty's union despite them being twins.

to:

* FamilyDisunion: One of the darker examples. Mrs Mrs. Pascal does not approve of Leslie due to her class status, and in fact fact, seems to be more accepting of Jackie and Marty's union despite them being twins.



* LoveTriangle: There is one between Jackie-O, Marty and Leslie and briefly Anthony.



* MurderTheHypotenuse: Averted. [[spoiler:Mostly. Jackie ends up simply killing Marty and leaves Leslie alive.]]

to:

* MurderTheHypotenuse: Averted. [[spoiler:Mostly.[[spoiler: Mostly. Jackie ends up simply killing Marty and leaves Leslie alive.]]



* TemptingFate: Marty brings Leslie to Thanksgiving diner despite knowing that Jackie would be there. She had previously shot him when he left home and is still in love with him. It was never going to go well.

to:

* TemptingFate: Marty brings Leslie to Thanksgiving diner dinner despite knowing that Jackie would be there. She had previously shot him when he left home and is still in love with him. It was never going to go well.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''The House of Yes'' is a witty 1997 BlackComedy film about a rather interesting Thanksgiving dinner. It stars Creator/ParkerPosey, Geneviève Bujold, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, and Freddy Prinze Jr. It was originally a stage play by Wendy [=MacLeod=] that was adapted by director Mark Waters.

to:

''The House of Yes'' is a witty 1997 BlackComedy film about a rather interesting Thanksgiving dinner. It stars Creator/ParkerPosey, Geneviève Bujold, Creator/GenevieveBujold, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, and Freddy Prinze Jr. It was originally a stage play by Wendy [=MacLeod=] that was adapted by director Mark Waters.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BigScrewedUpFamily[=/=]DysfunctionalFamily: Marty and Jackie were in an incestuous relationship, prior to Marty leaving (and Jackie subsequently shooting him). The mother seems to know this but doesn't care. Meanwhile, both her and Jackie are violently insane. Anthony seems to be the nicest, but even he is okay with sleeping with his brother's fiancée and taking advantage of her mental state.
* BlackWidow: It's very likely that Mrs. Pascal fits this trope as it is implied she killed her husband.

to:

* BigScrewedUpFamily[=/=]DysfunctionalFamily: Marty and Jackie were in an incestuous relationship, prior to Marty leaving (and Jackie subsequently shooting him). The mother seems to know this but doesn't care. Meanwhile, both her she and Jackie are violently insane. Anthony seems to be the nicest, but even he is okay with sleeping with his brother's fiancée and taking advantage of her mental state.
* BlackWidow: It's very likely that Mrs. Pascal fits this trope trope, as it is implied she killed her husband.



* BlitheSpirit: Leslie is chipper and has a positive attitude of life. This is in contrast to Marty being moody and cynical due to his family's craziness.
* BreakTheCutie: Also happens to Leslie. [[spoiler:First, she finds out Marty and Jackie are in love, then she catches them having sex, and finally, is sent running out of the house after Marty is killed. Her mental state gradually crumbles because of this.]]

to:

* BlitheSpirit: Leslie is chipper and has a positive attitude of about life. This is in contrast to Marty being moody and cynical due to his family's craziness.
* BreakTheCutie: Also happens to Leslie. [[spoiler:First, she finds out Marty and Jackie are in love, then she catches them having sex, and finally, is she's sent running out of the house after Marty is killed. Her mental state gradually crumbles because of this.]]



* ChekhovsGun: In this case... an actual gun. It's mentioned that Jackie bought one and we see it unloaded midway through the movie. [[spoiler:It comes into play when it goes missing at one point and shows up when she wants to stop Marty from leaving the house, this time loaded.]]

to:

* ChekhovsGun: In this case... case, an actual gun. It's mentioned that Jackie bought one and we see it unloaded midway through the movie. [[spoiler:It comes into play when it goes missing at one point and shows up when she wants to stop Marty from leaving the house, this time loaded.]]



* FamilyDisunion: One of the darker examples. Mrs Pascal does not approve of Leslie due to her class status and seems to be more accepting of Jackie and Marty's union despite them being twins.

to:

* FamilyDisunion: One of the darker examples. Mrs Pascal does not approve of Leslie due to her class status status, and in fact seems to be more accepting of Jackie and Marty's union despite them being twins.



* SpoiledBrat: This is what the title of the movie refers to. Jackie always got her way, so "yes" was always the answer.
* TemptingFate: Marty brings Leslie to Thanksgiving diner despite knowing that Jackie would be there. She had previously shot him when he left home and was still in love with him. It was never going to go well.

to:

* SpoiledBrat: This is what the title of the movie refers to. means. Jackie always got gets her way, so "yes" was has always been the answer.
* TemptingFate: Marty brings Leslie to Thanksgiving diner despite knowing that Jackie would be there. She had previously shot him when he left home and was is still in love with him. It was never going to go well.



* WhoShotJFK: Jackie got a little confused on this one.
* {{Yandere}}: Jackie as evident by her murderous tendencies and thin facade of sweetness.

to:

* WhoShotJFK: Jackie got is a little confused on this one.
* {{Yandere}}: Jackie Jackie, as evident evidenced by her murderous tendencies and thin facade of sweetness.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EvilLaugh: Jackie's reaction to Marty having a fiancée is a little unnerving... [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments and funny]].

to:

* EvilLaugh: Jackie's reaction to Marty having a fiancée is a little unnerving... [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments and funny]].



* TheSeventies: The [[{{Bookends}}first and last scenes]] are set during an Ides of March party in 1971.

to:

* TheSeventies: The [[{{Bookends}}first [[{{Bookends}} first and last scenes]] are set during an Ides of March party in 1971.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EvilLaugh: Jackie's reaction to Marty having a girlfriend is a little unnerving... [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments and funny]].

to:

* EvilLaugh: Jackie's reaction to Marty having a girlfriend fiancée is a little unnerving... [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments and funny]].



* TheSeventies: The first and last scenes are set during an Ides of March party in 1971.

to:

* TheSeventies: The first [[{{Bookends}}first and last scenes scenes]] are set during an Ides of March party in 1971.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EvilLaugh: Jackie's reaction to Marty having a girlfriend is a little unnerving... [[CrowningMomentofFunny and funny]].

to:

* EvilLaugh: Jackie's reaction to Marty having a girlfriend is a little unnerving... [[CrowningMomentofFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments and funny]].

Top