| Welcome to the Dollhouse | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Todd Solondz |
| Written by | Todd Solondz |
| Produced by | Todd Solondz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Randy Drummond |
| Edited by | Alan Oxman |
| Music by | Jill Wisoff |
Production company | Suburban Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $800,000[1] |
| Box office | $5 million[1] |
Welcome to the Dollhouse is a 1995 American coming-of-age black comedy film written and directed by Todd Solondz.[2] An independent film, it won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival and launched the careers of Solondz and Heather Matarazzo.[3] The story follows the unpopular middle schooler Dawn as she goes to extreme lengths trying to earn the respect of her vicious fellow students and her uninterested family. Dawn reappears in two of Solondz's other films, Palindromes and Wiener-Dog while her brother and father appear in the former in addition to Life During Wartime. The film's working title was Faggots and Retards.[4][5][6]
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- ^ Deming, Mark. "Welcome to the Dollhouse: Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (March 22, 1966). "FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW;Young, Geeky and Suburban". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Berman, Judy (January 25, 2017). "Sundance Forever: How The Brutal 'Welcome To The Dollhouse' Helped A Generation Of Girls Grow Up". Uproxx. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Weinkauf, Gregory (February 7, 2002). "The Dollhouse Is Burning". Houston Press. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Patterson, John (February 1, 2002). "Do we get to win this time?". The Guardian. Retrieved February 20, 2024.