Corrina, Corrina (1994)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Jessie Nelson

Writer (WGA):

Jessie Nelson (written by)

Release Date:

12 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A story as full of surprises as the human heart.

Plot:

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly...

Plot Keywords:

Housekeeper | Friendship | Generation Gap | Turtle | Trauma

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Noreen Hennessey	...	High Heels (as Noreen Hennessy)
Lucy Webb	...	Shirl
Erica Yohn	...	Grandma Eva
Tina Majorino	...	Molly Singer
Ray Liotta	...	Manny Singer
Don Ameche	...	Grandpa Harry
Larry Miller	...	Sid
Joan Cusack	...	Jonesy
June C. Ellis	...	Miss O'Herlihy
Mimi Lieber	...	Rita Lang
Karen Leigh Hopkins	...	Liala Sheffield
Lin Shaye	...	Repeat Nanny
Pearl Huang	...	Mrs. Wang
Marcus Toji	...	Tommy Wang
Louis Mustillo	...	Joe Allechinetti

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The song Molly starts playing continuously on the piano before stopping after the first seven notes is "Good King Wenceslas".

Goofs:

Continuity: When arriving at the restaurant for breakfast, Corrina drives the car into a pole. When first hitting the pole, there is no damage to the car at all, but when the front is shown a second time, there is a broken light and a rusted dent on the side of the quarter panel, which could not have rusted that quickly.

Quotes:

[to Molly]
Corrina Washington: You're the short, silent type aren't you? -I could tell.

Movie Connections:

Features "Queen for a Day" (1956)

Soundtrack:

JESSIE FROM JERSEY

beautiful and original

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.