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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   10,924 votes
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Director:
Penny Marshall
Writers (WGA):
Beverly D'Onofrio (book)
Morgan Ward (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 October 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Based on a true story. more
Plot:
A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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User Comments:
Surprisingly Good 7/10 more (199 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Drew Barrymore ... Beverly Donofrio

Steve Zahn ... Ray Hasek

Adam Garcia ... Jason

Brittany Murphy ... Fay Forrester

James Woods ... Mr. Leonard Donofrio

Lorraine Bracco ... Mrs. Teresa Donofrio

Rosie Perez ... Shirley Perro

Sara Gilbert ... Tina Barr

Peter Facinelli ... Tommy Butcher

Mika Boorem ... Beverly Donofrio - Age 11

Celine Marget ... Janet Donofrio - Age 8

Vincent Pastore ... Uncle Lou
Maryann Urbano ... Aunt Ann

Alissa Dean ... Townie Girl #1
Jessica Leshnower ... Townie Girl #2
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, drug and sexual content.
Runtime:
132 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
Gracie Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During one of the scenes with Bev ('Barrymore, Drew') and Fay (Brittany Murphy) "The End of the World" is playing. This is the song that Brittany Murphy's character has playing during a key moment in Girl, Interrupted (1999). more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Bev and Ray get out of the car to discuss Bev being pregnant, her necklace moves in and out of her sweater between shots. more
Quotes:
Tina Barr: Are we invited to this party?
Beverly: They're Fay's friends.
Fay: They're not. My parents are friends with their parents.
Beverly: What's important is that Sky Barrister will be there.
Fay: Sky has had his hands in everything you've got. And he has a ton of your poems. And does he call you once? No. Bev, you are truly a great person. But someone as conceited as Sky won't see that. Because all he can see is himself. You know I'm right.
Tina Barr: It's true, Bev.
Beverly: [pause]
[she observes Fay's dress]
Beverly: Let me wear that dress.
Fay: What?
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor (#35.3)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Would I Lie To You more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly Good 7/10, 8 April 2002
7/10
Author: The_Wood from slc

Riding in Cars with Boys is definitely a step into a new direction for actress Drew Barrymore. Drew, in her most difficult role to date, tries and succeeds through the majority of the movie. There are times when she goes a little out of bounds, and becomes outrageous -- but for the most part, she nails the part.

The film tells its story nicely, and has a strange and some-what heartbreaking ending. Steve Zahn is easily the high-point of this film. Zahn's character will be the one you think about the most when this film ends.

Riding in Cars with Boys works on enough levels to make it worth seeing.

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