Whitehall Free Library

Whatever Works

After a failed suicide attempt, brilliant New York misanthrope Boris Yellnikoff forsakes his posh upper-class existence for meager accommodations in Chinatown. He meets his exact opposite in Melody, a pageant queen from the Deep South who’s long on sweetness but short on smarts. Surprisingly, Boris and Melody marry, but the sparks really fly when Melody’s born-again Christian mother arrives and finds liberation instead of damnation.

Jayne and Laura play sisters helping their crude but endearing father Joe deal with age-related health and mental problems.