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5.8/10   148 votes
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Judie Angell (writer)
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Five orphans in an orphanage don't want the authorities to break up the family they made of each other: Arthur (Andrew McCarthy)... more | add synopsis
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A family film more (7 total)

Cast

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Andrew McCarthy ... Arthur Beniker
Jennifer Dundas ... Cassie Beniker
Charles Fields ... Edmund Beniker

Jeff Alan-Lee ... James Beniker

Danny Pintauro ... Ben Beniker
George Martin ... Judge Pink
Will Patton ... Forest Ranger

J.T. Walsh ... Principal Stoddard
Mary Hamill ... Edith Stamwick
William Duell ... Postmaster Greaves

Anthony Heald ... Mr. Uldrich

Richmond Hoxie ... Attorney
Peter McRobbie ... Mr. Millhauser
Paddy Croft ... Mrs. O'Malley
Joyce Reehling ... Miss Nickerson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dear Lola, or How to Start Your Own Family
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87 min
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Fun Stuff

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The "notebook", the cover of which is eaten during class, was fabricated from an edible paste colored with food dye to make it look like the real thing. more
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MONSTER MASH more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
A family film, 6 May 2005
8/10
Author: mrs_george_harrison from United Kingdom

I thought this was a good film with an emotional storyline based on a 'family' of five orphans. The five realise they have a special bond together, and see themselves as a family. Arthur, the leader of the family is 18 and has an unusual job but it pays the bills. There are two teen boys, one teenage girl and a six year old boy. They all decide to leave their orphanage so they won't be fostered and then separated from each other. On the run, they eventually find their dream house and have the time of their lives finally living as a family at last. However, they encounter problems when their neighbours suspect that they are runaways without parents and Arthur and the rest of them have to fight to stay together. There is a great bond between these orphans which makes it a good film to watch, especially for the family.

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