Now and Then (1995)

Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.

Director:

Lesli Linka Glatter

Writer:

I. Marlene King

Stars:

Christina Ricci, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christina Ricci	...	Young Roberta Martin
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Dr. Roberta Martin
Thora Birch	...	Teeny
Melanie Griffith	...	Tina 'Teeny' Tercell
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Young Samantha Albertson
Demi Moore	...	Samantha Albertson
Ashleigh Aston Moore	...	Young Chrissy DeWitt
Rita Wilson	...	Chrissy DeWitt Williams
Devon Sawa	...	Scott Wormer
Walter Sparrow	...	Crazy Pete
Cloris Leachman	...	Grandma Albertson
Lolita Davidovich	...	Mrs. Albertson, Samantha's Mom
Janeane Garofalo	...	Wiladene
Hank Azaria	...	Bud Kent
Bonnie Hunt	...	Mrs. DeWitt, Chrissy's Mom

Storyline

Four childhood friends gather together to prepare for the birth of Chrissey's baby. While together, they reminisce about when they were kids in 1970.

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | summer | small town | 12 year old | childhood friend | 

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Taglines:

In every woman there is the girl she left behind.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for adolescent sex discussions

Details

Official Sites:

Official Fan Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Gaslight Addition

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

JPY 10,796,000 (Japan) (15 November 1996)

Gross:

JPY 61,639,900 (Japan) (6 December 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Moving Pictures, First Independent Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Chrissy punches Roberta in the face for pretending to drown, 'Christina Ricci' forgot to turn her head and ended up getting punched in the face full force. The production was shut down few days due to Christina being badly bruised.

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Goofs

The movie Tina is watching on the drive in screen "Love Story" wasn't released until December 16th 1970. The movie is set in the summer.

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Quotes

Samantha: If you don't fall in love, you can't get hurt.
Roberta: But it sure is lonely all by yourself.

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Connections

Features Dark Shadows (1966)

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Soundtracks

"I Want You Back"
Performed by the Jackson 5
Written by Freddie Perren, Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Berry Gordy and Deke Richards
Courtesy of Motown Record Co., L.P. a Division of PolyGram

User Reviews

All-star cast. All-good film.

'Now And Then' is about a group of women who return to their old treehouse and reminisce about the one summer that truly changed their lives...

With an all star cast, 'Now And Then' features Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore, Rita Wilson and Rosie O'Donnell, with Thora Birch, Gaby Hoffman, Ashleigh Aston Moore and Christina Ricci playing their younger counterparts.

Teen star Christina Ricci ('Casper', 'The Adams Family') is great - as is Ricci's 'Gold Diggers' co-star, Ashleigh Aston Moore - as the mis-informed Chrissy. Bonnie Hunt ('Jumangi') and Devon Sawa ('Wild America') also star.

The story is great - plenty of laughs to be had here, with sad moments, too. The acting is A-Grade (the young girls look very promising) and the finished product is a film all the cast should be proud of.