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| Gena Rowlands | ... | Mildred | |
| Marisa Tomei | ... | Monica | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Big Tommy (as Gerard Depardieu) | |
| Jake Lloyd | ... | J.J. | |
| Moira Kelly | ... | Ann Mary Margaret | |
| David Sherrill | ... | Ethan | |
| David Thornton | ... | Frankie | |
| Bridgette Wilson-Sampras | ... | Jeannie (as Bridgette Wilson) | |
| Bobby Cooper | ... | Bernt | |
| Clint Howard | ... | Gus | |
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David Rowlands | ... | George (as Dave Rowlands) |
| Jamie Bozian | ... | Jason (as James Bozian) | |
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Christy Lenk | ... | Miss Mannis |
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Brittney Lewis | ... | Hospital Receptionist |
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Vinnie Curto | ... | Danny (as Vinny Curto) |
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Character study about Mildred, an elderly woman who has spent her life caring for others. When her daughter finally leaves home, she finds that, for the first time in her life, she has nobody to worry about - but soon becomes involved in the life of Monica, a young mother whose husband has left her to look after her young son J.J.. As the relationship blossoms, Monica teaches Mildred that there is more to life than taking care of others. Written by Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>
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female protagonist | neighbor | san francisco california | friendship | dysfunctional family |Taglines:
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14 February 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$33,258, 3 November 1996, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Mildred: [delivering morning newspapers] For the last time... Really the last time...
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Written and Performed by Tim Harrington
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During production, Marisa Tomei did not like driving the 1981 Pontiac Trans Am, which is the car that her character drives in the film. On the last day of shooting, she accidentally backed it into a telephone pole. She later said that the accident "wasn't her fault" and that the car was "a wreck, I should never have agreed to drive it". See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mildred: [delivering morning newspapers] For the last time... Really the last time...
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Underneath the WheelWritten and Performed by Tim Harrington
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the title of this film goes along with the song ..."nothing left to do here, but unhook the stars".... After the death of her husband, Gena Rowlands finds herself in a big house, with no family, and nothing to take care of.
She begins to care for the young son of Marisa Tomei, who is involved with an abusive soon to be ex-husband. The actor playing her son does very well, he develops a relationship with Rolands, she becomes a surrogate grandmother.
Such a nice story, because it is realistic, and not overdone. Rolands has another son who lives in San Francisco, and wants her to move into his penthouse; when she realizes her daughter-in-law just wants a live-in babysitter, she says ..."No-I'm done"...; While she loves her children she now realizes it is her turn; her time to do something SHE actually wants.
At the end we see her packing up the house; her younger daughter is upset; there will be no more family home. But Rowlands realizes she is doing the right thing; her relationship with the young boy has faded; she now needs to do something for herself.
There are also a few amusing scenes with Gerard Depardieu, as a truck driver who she meets at a bar with Tomei and her friends. Overall a bittersweet movie which is a nice change, showing a mature woman re-discovering her life, and not taking care of everyone else, at the expense of her own identity. 9/10.