The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are All Right

Nic

Paul

Laser

Tanya (as Yaya Dacosta)

Jai

Clay

Sasha

Luis

Brooke (as Rebecca Lawrence)

Stella

Joel

Waify Girl

Clay's Dad (as James Macdonald)

Bartender

Sous-chef (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Parent (uncredited)

Party Goer (uncredited)

Pregnant Woman (uncredited)

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore were nominated for the Best Actress Oscar in 1999. Bening was nominated for American Beauty (1999), while Moore was nominated for The End of the Affair (1999). They both lost to Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry (1999).

In her bedroom, Joni has a poster of Uh-Huh-Her, the group of actress Leisha Hailey (who is openly gay).

Filmed in 23 days, because the creators had rushed post-production so it would be finished in time for Sundance. Even though it was admitted after the deadline, the movie became one of the breakout hits of the festival.

When the family is waving goodbye to Joni at the college, Laser is clearly shown sitting on the right side of the car. In the next scene (the car trip home) he is sitting on the left side.

In the scene concerning Tanya and Paul, as he discusses the phone call from the sperm bank, the necklace Tanya is wearing disappears then reappears.

When Laser and Joni hug at the University, Laser hugs with one arm up and one arm down, and so does Joni. But in the next scene, Joni's arms are both up, and Laser's are down.

Jules: ...marriage is hard... Just two people slogging through the shit, year after year, getting older, changing. It's a fucking marathon, okay? So, sometimes, you know, you're together for so long, that you just... You stop seeing the other person. You just see weird projections of your own junk. Instead of talking to each other, you go off the rails and act grubby and make stupid choices... You know if I read more Russian novels, then...

Jules: I wish you were gay, you'd be much more sensitive.

Laser: Why did you donate your sperm?