Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Susan Sarandon | ... | Adele August | |
Natalie Portman | ... | Ann August | |
Hart Bochner | ... | Josh Spritzer | |
Eileen Ryan | ... | Lillian | |
Ray Baker | ... | Ted | |
John Diehl | ... | Jimmy | |
Shawn Hatosy | ... | Benny | |
Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Carol | |
Faran Tahir | ... | Hisham Badir | |
Shishir Kurup | ... | Hisham Badir (voice) | |
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Samantha Goldstein | ... | 4 Year Old Ann |
Scott Burkholder | ... | Man with Mercedes | |
Yvonna Kopacz Wright | ... | Assistant Hotel Manager (as Yvonna Kopacz) | |
Eva Amurri Martino | ... | Girl on T.V. (as Eva Amurri) | |
Kieren van den Blink | ... | Girl on T.V. |
Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverley Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother's always flamboyant behaviour and in turns plans to get away to university on the east coast. Mum's plans are different - she wants a movie star for a daughter. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
This movie is powerful in the sense that it successfully employs the mother-daughter relationship in a not so stereotypical situation. However I wouldn't recommend it as a "let's rush to see it at the movies" movie, it's more a video movie. Susan Sarandon is brilliant as Adele August as she adds all the characteristics of a mother who wants to pursue her dreams and protect her daughter at the same time. Natalie Portman does a great job as Ann August showing the maturity her character possess, however I think there were too many tears on her part as in practically every scene that was shown she's be crying !! But I thought it was a fine movie