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Tear Jerker / *batteries not included

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  • Particularly in the beginning of the film, where you can see Frank is obviously cracking under the pressure of being forced out of his home, as well as having to deal with his mentally ill wife. Another one comes when it's revealed that Frank and Faye's son died in a car accident, after he had an argument with his father. The look Frank gives after Faye screams at him also counts as it hits him that she blames him for their son's death.
    • And at the end, when Faye finally snaps out of her denial and realizes that Bobby really is gone.
    • When they are in the hospital, Carlos attempts to visit. Frank, for Faye's sake, attempts to go along with her delusion by calling Carlos "Bobby". Faye just starts crying.
    • A lot of the above Faye scenes plus the reality of handling a mentally ill family member may hit close to home. Props to Jessica Tandy’s performance

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