The Homecoming 1973 Max is a surly pensioner who alternately venerates and vilifies his dead wife Sam, his brother, is a supercilious chauffeur Lenny is a smiling, snake like pimp Joey is a thick witted, would be boxer These four men live together in a North London flat, the site of their perpetual sadomasochistic battle of words and sometimes physical violence And then after nine years, Maxs third son, Teddy, a philosophy professor living in California, comes back home for a visit He brings his wife, Ruth She is immediately drawn in to the familys ugly psychological games and quickly proves a worthy opponent Soon, the game involves both of Teddys brothers taking extreme liberties with Ruth, as the coiled Teddy obstinately refuses to spoil the malicious fun by objecting