Chronicling a strong, but eccentric woman's devoted relationship to her daughter through the years.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bette Midler | ... | Stella Claire | |
| John Goodman | ... | Ed Munn | |
| Trini Alvarado | ... | Jenny Claire | |
| Stephen Collins | ... | Stephen Dallas | |
| Marsha Mason | ... | Janice Morrison | |
| Eileen Brennan | ... | Mrs. Wilkerson | |
| Linda Hart | ... | Debbie Whitman | |
| Ben Stiller | ... | Jim Uptegrove | |
| William McNamara | ... | Pat Robbins | |
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John Bell | ... | Bob Morrison |
| Ashley Peldon | ... | Jenny (age 3) | |
| Alisan Porter | ... | Jenny (age 8) | |
| Kenneth Kimmins | ... | Security Guard | |
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Bob Gerchen | ... | Bartender |
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Willie Rosario | ... | Dancing Waiter |
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Stella is determined, courageous, vulgar, unfashionable...and all her daughter has. Through the trials of teenagehood, to the problems of adulthood, Stella will do anything for Jenny...ending in an selfless, unforgettable sacrifice. Written by Jennifer Valley
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motherhood | female protagonist | childbirth | expectant mother | expectant father |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 February 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Minha Mãe Stella See more »Edit
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Gross USA:
$20,240,128Company Credits
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Written by Jay Gruska and Paul Gordon
Produced by Arif Mardin
Performed by Bette Midler
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The third movie based on the novel by Olive Higgins Prouty. Samuel Goldwyn produced the silent movie, Stella Dallas (1925), and the first sound version, Stella Dallas (1937), starring Barbara Stanwyck. His son, Samuel Goldwyn Jr. produced Stella (1990). See more »Goofs
When Ed leaves Stella's in a huff on Christmas Eve, he slams the front door and the wreath falls off. However, when Stella says goodbye to Jenny, the wreath is hanging up again. See more »Quotes
Stella Claire: I read them women's magazines, you know? The ones that tell you how to get a better life. They say, "Go in a new direction." I wanna say, "Where's the door? I'll go but where's the goddamn door?"See more »
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One More CheerWritten by Jay Gruska and Paul Gordon
Produced by Arif Mardin
Performed by Bette Midler
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After the success of "Beaches", Bette Midler once again wanted to rejuvenate the "woman's picture" genre (some Susan Hayward, Bette Davis, Lana Turner, Joan Crawford, & Barbara Stanwyck films come to mind) with a remake of the Stanwyck film "Stella Dallas". I love this movie, but it does have some flaws, including a TV movie feel. The movie starts off in 1969, & ends in the present, which was 1990. What made sense in the 1937 Stanwyck film doesn't hold up at all in 1990. There is no need for a low-income, single mom to give up her daughter for a "better life" with her affluent doctor father in 1990. Add to that the daughter is almost college age! An unlikable/senseless aspect of Midler's Stella is her stubbornness to not accept financial assistance from her daughter's father. This decision is just plain stupid. He wasn't a jerk, he actually wanted to help her & accept his responsibilities. Even marry her, although all they ever had in common, from the get-go, was sex. How many woman in this situation find themselves with a man this willing to help out??? Midler also adopted an unusual accent for this role which comes & goes. It can be annoying at times. John Goodman has a supporting role that makes me cringe every time he's on screen. All this aside, the birthday party scene & the ending is so heart wrenching, it tears you up. Watch this drama, it's enjoyable despite some imperfections.