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Rich Kids (1979)Two 12 year olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents lives and their own adolescent feelings Director:Robert M. YoungWriter:Judith Ross |
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Trini Alvarado | ... |
Franny Philips
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Jeremy Levy | ... |
Jamie Harris
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Madeline Philips
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Paul Philips
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Ralph Harris
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Steve Sloan
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Roberta Maxwell | ... |
Barbara Peterfreund
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Simon Peterfreund
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Irene Worth | ... |
Madeline's Mother
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Diane Stilwell | ... |
Stewardess
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Dianne Kirksey | ... |
Ralph's Secretary
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| Olympia Dukakis | ... |
Lawyer
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| Jill Eikenberry | ... |
Juilliard Student
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Kathryn Grody | ... |
Gym Teacher
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Beatrice Winde | ... |
Corine
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Two ultra-precocious Upper West Side twelve-year-olds, Franny and Jamie, are best friends. Jamie, the "new boy" in town, has experienced his parents' divorce and guides his friend Franny in the art of surviving her own folks' imminent split. Franny senses the divorce because she has been secretly watching her father arrive home at 5:00 every morning and pathetically try to brush off (to his wife) and hide (from his daughter) the fact that he has been away all night. She is down in the dumps and finds a kindred spirit in her buddy Jamie, whose mother and father split up long ago. He points out the advantages of being a "child of divorce" - and is so persuasive that he almost convinces himself as well as Franny. When Franny connivingly convinces her parents to let her go to a sleep-over with Jamie, they explore their budding curiosity for the opposite sex. When... Written by thustlebird
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Gazdag kölykök See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$53,064 (USA) (19 August 1979) (5 Screens)Gross:
$53,064 (USA) (19 August 1979)Company Credits
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Jamie Harris: Ralph moved here, and my mom sold our house.
Franny Philips: Was it a nice house?
Jamie Harris: [Nodding] It was too big for the both of us.
Franny Philips: What they'd say when they told you?
Jamie Harris: I already knew.
Franny Philips: They didn't just move out and sell the whole house and not tell you.
Jamie Harris: We went to McDonald's.
Franny Philips: McDonald's?
Jamie Harris: We were going out that night. They said I could pick any restaurant in the whole world I wanted to go to. I was nine years old. I picked McDonald's.
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Composed by Craig Doerge
Lyrics by Judy Henske See more »
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The name of the moving company on the truck that Paul Philips uses to move out his stuff is Mother Truckers Corp. See more »Quotes
Franny Philips: [Discussing how Jamie was told his parents were divorcing] What happened, after they split?Jamie Harris: Ralph moved here, and my mom sold our house.
Franny Philips: Was it a nice house?
Jamie Harris: [Nodding] It was too big for the both of us.
Franny Philips: What they'd say when they told you?
Jamie Harris: I already knew.
Franny Philips: They didn't just move out and sell the whole house and not tell you.
Jamie Harris: We went to McDonald's.
Franny Philips: McDonald's?
Jamie Harris: We were going out that night. They said I could pick any restaurant in the whole world I wanted to go to. I was nine years old. I picked McDonald's.
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Soundtracks
"Happy Ida and Broken-Hearted John"Composed by Craig Doerge
Lyrics by Judy Henske See more »
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