David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Clara Mayfield | |
| Michael Ontkean | ... | Bill Hart | |
| Kathleen Quinlan | ... | Leona Hart | |
| Neil Patrick Harris | ... | David Hart | |
| Spalding Gray | ... | Peter Epstein | |
| Beverly Todd | ... | Dora | |
| Hattie Winston | ... | Blanche Loudon | |
| Jason Downs | ... | Alan Lipsky | |
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Caitlin Thompson | ... | Celeste |
| Maria Broom | ... | Felicia | |
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Wanda Christine | ... | Lydia |
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Maryce Carter | ... | Babs |
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Angel Harper | ... | Rita |
| Frederick Strother | ... | Bundy (as Fred Strother) | |
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Joseph Muth | ... | Father Joe (as Father Joseph Muth) |
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David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to new experiences, and eventually leading to a disturbing secret in Clara's past. Written by David Thaler <dathaler@comcast.net>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 October 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Claras Geheimnis See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$588,869, 9 October 1988Gross USA:
$5,194,491Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,194,491Company Credits
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David Hart: [also in Jamaican patois] Oh no sweet dahlin'; dat's anudda moo-moo ya talkin' 'bout. See, dis child is meek and give da woman nuttin' but joy.
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Written by Bob Marley
Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers (as Bob Marley and The Wailers)
Courtesy of Island Records
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Blanche Loudon: [in Jamaican patois] I should be slappin' yer backside fer all da trouble ya givin' my Clara.David Hart: [also in Jamaican patois] Oh no sweet dahlin'; dat's anudda moo-moo ya talkin' 'bout. See, dis child is meek and give da woman nuttin' but joy.
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Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Jesse Tyler Ferguson/Governor John Hickenlooper/Bryson Tiller/Tim Alexander (2016) See more »Soundtracks
JammingWritten by Bob Marley
Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers (as Bob Marley and The Wailers)
Courtesy of Island Records
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besides the fact that Whoopi Goldberg and Spalding Gray are in this film, this is a very nice set-piece for families in America, who "have it all" yet something is missing.
Whoopi Goldberg and Spalding Gray (recently deceased) are the bookends of a tragic story of yet another family that does not work out. Katherine Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris, and Michael Ontkean are the family, who cannot hold it together after a baby dies.
The shores of Baltimore are well-filmed and beautiful, as well as the scenes in Jamaica, where Quinlan befriends Goldberg, and learns about the complexities of life.
This is a film worth watching because there are no pat answers. The audience sees a story true to life, and empathizes with the actors. The cinematography is also noteworthy, and anyone who has experienced loss will not regret watching this film. 9/10.