My mother's family was populated by alcoholics: some were charming even (especially?) when drunk. Others were angry and belligerent. All were unreliable. There's a scene in the movie where Terry's dad doesn't show up for her wedding - yeah, that happened.
When I was a kid, my best friend's mom used to scream and throw dishes at her husband, for reasons that no one could quite understand. He would stand out of range and quietly ask her to stop because they couldn't afford to keep buying new dishes. This became the inspiration for much of the character Lucia Giaccone (played by Lorraine Farris).
Check out this clip from the movie - it features Phyllis Somerville as the wise and wonderful Aunt Mary, Sarah Wilson in the lead role of Terry Malone, Tara Westwood as her sister Jean, and Bill Sage as Lucia's husband Jerry. In the flashback portion of the clip, Stevie Steel and Carleigh Chirico can be seen cowering on the stairs as the child versions of Jean and Terry, as their mom Lucia literally clears the table onto their dad.
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