David Duchovny makes his feature-film debut as a writer-director in the very funny, very poignant HOUSE OF D. Living in Paris, Tom Warshaw (Duchovny) is an American expatriate who feels it is time to tell his wife and son the truth about what happened when he was a kid. The action then shifts to Greenwich Village in the 1970s, when young Tom (the remarkable Anton Yelchin) has recently lost his father and is trying to survive with his severely depressed mother (Duchovny's real-life wife, Tea Leoni). His best friend is an older, mentally challenged man named Pappass (Robin Williams); the two of them deliver meat together, go to the movies, and see each other in school, where Pappass is the assistant janitor. As his mother's mental state deteriorates, Tom becomes friendly with Lady (Erykah Badu), an inmate at the Women's House of Detention on Tenth Street; they talk about life and love, but Tom can't see her, as she speaks with him from behind the window of her cell up high in solitary confinement. When Tom starts falling for a rich girl, Melissa (Robin Williams's real-life daughter, Zelda Williams, in her feature-film debut), Pappass acts out, changing everything. Duchovny's film is both charming and moving, filled with believable characters caught in believable situations. The acting is uniformly excellent, as is the 1970s soundtrack, including songs by Van Morrison, the Allman Brothers Band, the James Gang, the Doobie Brothers, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John.

In Theaters: APRIL 15, 2005 (LIMITED)

DVD Features:

Region 1
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Closed Captioned - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Ending
Behind the Scenes
Deleted Scenes
Production Interviews
Audio Commentary: David Duchovny - Star/Writer/Director
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette:
1. Building the House of D
2. All-Access Festival Pass
3. The Old Neighborhood

Robin Williams: American actor/comedian
Anton Yelchin: Actor, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (2001)
Téa Leoni: Actress, BAD BOYS, DEEP IMPACT
David Duchovny: American actor, CALIFORNICATION, X-FILES
Erykah Badu: Pop Singer
Orlando Jones: Actor
Stephen Spinella: Actor/"Tarantella"
Frank Langella: American Actor
Michael Chapman: American Director Of Photography/Director
Mark Margolis: British Actor/"1492"
Alice Drummond: Supporting Actress
Willie Garson: American actor, SEX AND THE CITY, UNTAMED HEART

David Duchovny: American actor, CALIFORNICATION, X-FILES

Richard B. Lewis: Producer, HOUSE OF D (2005)
Bob Yari: Producer
Jane Rosenthal: 

David Duchovny: American actor, CALIFORNICATION, X-FILES

Geoff Zanelli: Additional Music/Songs, K-19 (2002)

"[A] heartfelt coming of age story....A film that takes a steadfastly gentle look at some of life's harshest moments while not overlooking its joys..."