WILD ABOUT HARRY - TATE DONOVAN INTERVIEW

Acclaimed actor Tate Donovan (Argo, Rocket Man) stars in director Gwen Wynne’s WILD ABOUT HARRY, available On Demand December 17.

Also starring Danielle Savre (“Station 19”), Stacey Dash (Clueless), Josh Peck (“Turner & Hooch”), and Skye McCole Bartusiak (“24”), the film was the recipient of the ‘Best of the Fest’ award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the ‘Audience Award’ at the Seattle International Film Festival, the ‘Humanitarian Award’ by the City of Cambridge, and a ‘Proclamation of Recognition for Furthering Human Rights’ award by the City of Palm Springs.

Everybody in Dennis, Cape Cod thinks that HARRY GOODHART (Tate Donovan) is quite the catch. Harry, a handsome Englishman, has just moved to this seaside destination with his teenage daughters, MADELINE (Danielle Savre) and DAISY (Skye McCole Bartusiak). Madeline and Daisy, however, are determined to keep their recently widowed father away from the swarm of female suitors, such as the beautiful journalist, JOY (Stacey Dash), and the manic matchmaker, MRS. BROWN (Anne Ramsay).

That is until one night, when Madeline’s new high school friends give her a taste of a racier Cape Cod. They take her to a notorious underground disco in Provincetown. Through the throngs of drag queens and gay men, Madeline sees her father dancing with a man. The double shocker is that the man is Mr. Gibbs (Adam Pascal), recently introduced by her father as his new business partner and who just moved into the back of their house.

Madeline tries desperately to change her father. She devises every method possible to find the perfect wife. Soon, however, Madeline’s family secret becomes the talk of the town, when she mistakenly confides in her new boyfriend, SAM (Corey Sevier) and everybody in this Cape Cod town becomes involved in one way or another, weighing in on the acceptability of two men raising children together.

Ultimately, Madeline’s worst nightmare comes true, when her maternal grandparents, MARTHA and WILLIAM CAULDICOTT (Susan Anspach and James B. Sikking), unexpectedly arrive and take the girls away from their father. Now, everything Madeline hoped to achieve is lost. It’s the local fisherman’s son, Spoke, who reminds her that her family – no matter what shape it takes – will always be her family.

WILD ABOUT HARRY is available On Demand December 17 from Global Digital Releasing.

I spoke with Tate Donovan about revisiting the film 12 yers after it was shot. Check out our interview below.