Possibly orphan taken in by two brothers (?) in a strange house

handyman_hank

It seems the movie is from the 80's or 90's. It's pretty sure it's an american movie. My brother remembers a boy, possibly an orphan (about 8-12 yrs), who gets taken in by two men who might be brothers (possibly his uncles), maybe in their 50s, living in a rather strange apartment, somewhat dimly lit, but what stuck with him the most were stacks of old newspapers everywhere, reaching the ceiling. The run-down look and the seclusion of the...

Originally asked by Ben Philipp on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

This sounds like Diane Keaton's film Unstrung Heroes from 1995 with Andie MacDowell, John Turturro and Michael Richards, but the kid's not exactly an orphan. Steven Lidz, unhappy with his home life since his mother got sick, goes and lives with his two crazy uncles. There he changes and gets closer to his uncles, but his parents want him home even though he is finally happy and popular. One of the crazy uncles is a hoarder and stacks huge piles of newspapers there. Here's the trailer:

Full answer by Walt: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/38738 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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