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Overview

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6.1/10   1,839 votes
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Director:
Marleen Gorris
Writer (WGA):
Katherine Fugate (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for Carolina on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
4 July 2003 (Spain) more
Genre:
Romance | Comedy more
Plot:
A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Kathy Bates Settles Out of Court
 (From WENN. 28 April 2003)

User Comments:
Another fab Shirley MacLaine performance more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julia Stiles ... Carolina Mirabeau

Shirley MacLaine ... Grandma Millicent Mirabeau

Alessandro Nivola ... Albert Morris

Randy Quaid ... Theodore 'Ted' Mirabeau
Edward Atterton ... Heath Pierson

Azura Skye ... Georgia Mirabeau

Mika Boorem ... Maine Mirabeau

Jennifer Coolidge ... Aunt Marilyn

Alan Thicke ... Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
John Capodice ... Ernie the Cook

Lisa Sheridan ... Debbie
Ambyr Childers ... Young Carolina

Daveigh Chase ... Young Georgia

Lauri Johnson ... Susan the Waitress

Michael Panes ... John
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Carolina - Auf der Suche nach Mr. Perfect (Germany)
Carolina Torn Asunder (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content.
Runtime:
Canada:96 min (Ontario)
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kathy Bates was originally considered for the role of Grandma Mirabeau, later given to Shirley MacLaine. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Carolina and Albert are driving in Albert's Jeep Grand Cherokee to Carolina's grandmother's house for Thanksgiving, the Jeep clearly doesn't have any license plates on the front or back of the vehicle; instead there are dealership advertisement plates. Later in the movie, when Albert goes to dinner with his new girlfriend and her parents, an actual license plate can be seen on the back of the Jeep. more
Quotes:
Carolina Mirabeau: [to ex lover Heath] It's like you're this beautiful, expensive Italian suit. And I just don't have the faintest idea where I'm gonna wear you. more
Movie Connections:
Features Fear in the Night (1947) more

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Another fab Shirley MacLaine performance, 8 June 2009
7/10
Author: irish23 from United States

This picture is billed as a romantic comedy but it's really more about family and how that can affect romances. While this is definitely a fluff piece, Shirley MacLaine's character and acting knock it out of the ballpark.

Julia Stiles, by contrast, is wooden and unsympathetic in her role as the female romantic lead. I kept wanting to see her in some 1970's BBC drama where emotionless, physically dull acting was more the rage.

Azura Skye does a nice turn in the predictable role of "the trashy sister" who gets pregnant after a one-night stand. Randy Quaid and the rest of the cast practically disappear except to act as foils to MacLaine's outrageous "tough love/live life my own way" Grandma.

This is not great art or even great romantic comedy. You won't need to see it more than once. Watch it for MacLaine's performance and be ready to fluff your way through the rest!

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