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When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople. Written by
Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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They needed a family. What they got was magic.
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Trivia
Two Scenes in the Theatrical trailer do not appear in the film
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Goofs
When Corinna says goodbye to the elderly woman and her dog, the dog's mouth does not open when she barks.
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Quotes
Corrina Washington:
I see you've got a list started here. Is this groceries?
Manny Singer:
That's my wife's handwriting. I haven't been able to erase it yet.
Corrina Washington:
Oh, well, I'll just add onto it.
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References
Houseboat (1958)
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Soundtracks
"TROIS GYMNOPEDIES"
Performed by John Beasley
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This is one of my all-time favourite movies. I loved the acting of all the stars in Corrina, Corrina...I have always loved Ray Liotta and Whoopie is especially refreshing as his housekeeper during the early 60's. But the real 'star' in this film is Tina Majorino who doesn't act as such, but just 'is' Molly, whose mother has passed away recently and who struggles to fit in at school. You don't even imagine she's acting...she is SO natural in this role! Whoopie and Ray have an interesting chemistry, and this works very well as they start to become attracted to one another. Corrina and Molly also are very cute together as they start to bond with each other as the movie progresses. A truly wonderful, 'real' film that doesn't use formulaic plots or scenes, which is very refreshing and charming! A beautiful story with a socially conscious message also.