Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996 88 min ★ 7.1 Comedy, Drama

An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.

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Cast

Heather Matarazzo

Dawn Wiener

Brendan Sexton III

Brandon McCarthy

Eric Mabius

Steve Rodgers

Matthew Faber

Mark Wiener

Daria Kalinina

Missy Wiener

Angela Pietropinto

Mrs. Weiner

Bill Buell

Mr. Wiener

Will Lyman

Mr. Edwards

Rica Martens

Mrs. Grissom

Stacey Moseley

Mary Ellen Moriarty

Details

Director

Todd Solondz

Screenplay

Todd Solondz

Tagline

"Not all girls want to play with dolls."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$800,000

Revenue

$5,034,794

Production

Suburban Pictures

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

July 25, 2024

★ 7/10

Well if you were ever in doubt about the fallacies of the "American dream" then you need look no further than the life of the young and rather unfortunately named "Dawn Wiener" (Heather Matarazzo). Her life with her geeky brother "Mark" (Matthew Faber) is comfortable enough, but her parents aren't really that interested in her and she is bullied at school by "Brandon" (Brendan Sexton). Her brother...