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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   6,070 votes
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Director:
Garry Marshall
Writers (WGA):
Alexandra Rose (story) &
Blair Richwood (story) ...
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Release Date:
26 February 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
A love story for the romantically challenged. more
Plot:
A mentally retarded girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Leonardo DiCaprio Has Been Solid for Six Straight Years
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 13 October 2008, 1:10 AM, PDT)

Commentary Tracks Of The Damned: Georgia Rule
 (From The AV Club. 25 June 2008, 9:02 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A feel good film, which I couldn't help but enjoy... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Juliette Lewis ... Carla Tate

Diane Keaton ... Elizabeth Tate

Tom Skerritt ... Dr. Radley Tate

Giovanni Ribisi ... Daniel McMann

Poppy Montgomery ... Caroline Tate
Sarah Paulson ... Heather Tate
Linda Thorson ... Drew Evanson

Joe Flanigan ... Jeff Reed
Juliet Mills ... Winnie the Maid
Tracy Reiner ... Michelle
Hope Alexander-Willis ... Marge
Harvey Miller ... Dr. Johnson

Hector Elizondo ... Ernie
Almayvonne ... Rachel - Tech School (as Alma Yvonne)
Marvin Braverman ... Uncle Sam Teacher - Tech School
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving sex related material.
Runtime:
129 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Juliette Lewis is singing the last song, "Come Rain or Come Shine", at the end of the credit roll. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The first time Carla goes to Daniel's apartment and Ernie hands him the check from his father, the check disappears and reappears between shots. more
Quotes:
[to his wife about their daughters]
Dr. Radley Tate: Honey, you're doing fine. They're not drug addicts; they're not axe murderers. ...They're not *Democrats*.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (1999-03-06)" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
America the Beautiful more

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13 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
A feel good film, which I couldn't help but enjoy..., 21 February 1999
8/10
Author: Rick Brien (rbrien@home.com) from Calgary, Alberta: Canada

I just saw an advance preview screening of this film and must say I really enjoyed it. It is one of those films that critics will say is too much like a tv movie or sitcom material...but you can't help but fall in love with the characters and care about the situations they are put in. The performances are all around sincere and thoughtful. Regardless of what the critics might say...I felt that this movie truly took me into the lives of these people and made me feel for them, and that is what I go to the movies for...

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