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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)

 -  Drama | Comedy  -  12 October 1990 (USA)
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A small town prepares for the homecoming of superstar Roxy Carmichael, as does a young outsider, who believes Roxy is her mother.

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Cast

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Denton Webb
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Elizabeth Zaks
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Gerald Howells
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Barbara 'Barbie' Webb
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Les Bossetti
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Rochelle Bossetti
Robby Kiger ...
Beannie Billings
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Evelyn Whittacher
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Libby Ohiemacher
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Mayor Bill Klepler (as Stephen Tobolowski)
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Louise Garweski
John Short ...
Ronald Reems
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Scotty Sandholtzer
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Miss Day Ashburn (as Valerie Landsberg)
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Storyline

Although Roxy left town more than fifteen years ago, her memory has never faded. Her expected return starts to impact a number of lives, including that of her former partner Denton Webb. But it is Dinky, the adopted daughter of the Bossettis and ignored by most of her classmates as a strange loner, who may be most changed. She is convinced she is Roxie's secret child. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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She doesn't want much. Just a whole new life.

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Drama | Comedy

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Release Date:

12 October 1990 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Roxy  »

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$3,989,297 (USA)
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Quotes

Elizabeth Zaks: I don't think I understand, Dinky.
Dinky Bosseti: It's not for you to understand, really.
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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Cave Dwellers (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"Don't Look At Me"
Written and Performed by Melissa Etheridge
Courtesy of Island Records, Inc.
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A comedy for 'kooks', using its protagonist as a martyr...
13 June 2008 | by (las vegas, nv) – See all my reviews

Adorable Winona Ryder may have become the '90s equivalent of Molly Ringwald had it not been for a succession of poor movie choices that failed to expand on her range (or her appealing post-beatnik persona). As Dinky Bosetti, small town outcast who would like to believe that hometown celebrity Roxy Carmichael is really her long-lost biological mother, Ryder's allure here is reduced to that of a messy, misfit tomboy dressed in black. The script alternately pities and martyrs her, while the sitcom shenanigans happening on the sidelines are never very funny (particularly a lesbian-issue sub-plot which is half-baked and left unresolved). Adopted Dinky loves animals and is picked on at school, though that isn't much to build a character on, and Ryder ends up making faces and acting in a vacuum. The pacing is self-consciously erratic, the editing is sloppy, and too much of the dialogue is knowingly facetious. Still, there are some funny moments and excellent soundtrack choices. A sharper screenplay and a more focused direction would have helped. ** from ****


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