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Mermaids (1990)
6.4
An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds. Director:Richard Benjamin |
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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| Winona Ryder | ... | ||
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Michael Schoeffling | ... | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | ||
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Jan Miner | ... | |
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Betsy Townsend | ... | |
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Richard McElvain | ... | |
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Paula Plum | ... | |
| Dossy Peabody | ... | ||
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William Paul Steele | ... | |
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Rex Trailer | ... | |
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Pete Kovner | ... |
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Patricia Madden | ... |
Perfect Family Mother
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Storyline
After yet another failed relationship, Mrs. Flax (Cher) ups her family to the east coast to start all over again. Reluctantly dragged along with her is her daughter Charlotte - going through a very confusing time of her life - who wants to become a nun, and instead falls in love with a quiet, mild-mannered church employee, to the mixed response of her mother. Set at around the time of the Kennedy Assassination. Written by Paul Skerry <pauls@miles33.co.uk>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisPlot Keywords:
Single Mother | Nun | Massachusetts | Kennedy Assassination | Pregnancy Scare | See more »Taglines:
Mom Is Many Things. . .Normal Isn't One of Them. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mi madre es una sirena See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$3,514,678 (USA) (16 December 1990) (920 Screens)Gross:
$35,419,397 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Performed by Eydie Gormé (as Edyie Gorme)
Courtesy of GL Music, Inc. See more »
Did You Know?
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The role of Charlotte initially went to Emily Lloyd, who went to receive $435,000 and 2.5% of the net profits from the film. When Cher complained that the fair-haired Lloyd could not look like her daughter, she was cast out of the film and replaced by Winona Ryder. Lloyd then sued Orion Pictures Corporation and Mermaid Productions, reaching a settlement on the second day of the trial, 30 July 1991. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Mentions of AstroTurf (introduced in 1965) in 1963. See more »Quotes
Rachel Flax: Alright, you know what? I'll make you a deal. You stop being a little bitch for, let's say, oh, I don't know, an hour or two, and I won't knock the religion of your choice for a week.See more »
Soundtracks
"Blame It on the Bossa Nova"Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Performed by Eydie Gormé (as Edyie Gorme)
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