Dawn Wiener
Search results
Welcome to the Dollhouse is a 1995 American coming-of-age black comedy film written and directed by Todd Solondz. An independent film, it won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival and launched the careers of Solondz and Heather Matarazzo.
May 24, 1996 · Welcome to the Dollhouse. An awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.
- (37K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Todd Solondz
- 1996-05-24
Welcome to the Dollhouse. 1995 · 1 hr 28 min. R. Drama · Comedy. Dawn, a junior high geek, wants to be popular, so she develops an improbable plan to seduce the star of a high-school garage band. Subtitles: English. Starring: Heather Matarazzo Victoria Davis Christina Brucato Christina Vidal Siri Howard. Directed by: Todd Solondz.
- Todd Solondz
- January 1, 1995
- 87 min
Middle-school student Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo) faces degradation at school -- where she is teased constantly -- and at home. The middle child between nerdy older brother Mark (Matthew Faber...
- (54)
- Todd Solondz
- R
- Heather Matarazzo
“Welcome to the Dollhouse,” which won the grand prize at the1996 Sundance Film Festival, is a first film for its writer-director, Todd Solondz. He shows the kind of unrelenting attention to detail that is the key to satire.
An awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in...
- 2 min
- 5K
- MOVIE PREDICTOR
People also ask
Is welcome to the Dollhouse a black comedy?
Where can I buy Welcome to the Dollhouse?
Is 'welcome to the Dollhouse' a satire?
Is welcome to the Dollhouse a good movie?
Dawn Wiener (Heather Matarazzo) is a shy, unattractive, unpopular 12-year-old 7th grader in a middle-class suburban community in New Jersey. Her older brother Mark (Matthew Faber) is a nerdy 11th grade high school student who plays the clarinet in a garage band and shuns girls in order to prepare for college.
