Personal Effects

Personal Effects is a 2009 American drama film directed by David Hollander and starring Kathy Bates, Ashton Kutcher, and Michelle Pfeiffer. It is based on Rick Moody's story Mansion on the Hill (from his book Demonology). This movie was premiered in Iowa City, Iowa on December 12, 2008 as part of a fundraiser for Iowa Flood Relief. The DVD was released universally on May 12, 2009. The movie was filmed in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. 24-year-old wrestler Walter (Ashton Kutcher) leaves the national team in Iowa and returns to his hometown after the brutal murder of his twin sister, Annie (Sarah Lind), to support his mother, Gloria (Kathy Bates), and his niece. When he goes with his mother to therapy, he meets a widow, Linda...