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| 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. | |
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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}
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A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.Parents Guide:
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12 November 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$23,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$5,607,137, 14 November 1999, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$18,653,615, 20 February 2000Company Credits
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Ann: What?
Adele: You know?
Ann: No, I don't know.
Adele: [Looks at her and tilts head, staring]
Ann: [Tilts head back, staring]
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Written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Special Markets
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Story of the move is taken from same named novel written by Mona Simpson (Steve jobs's sister) See more »Goofs
Towards the end of the movie when Adele is waving goodbye to Janet who's driving away in their Mercedes, Adele's left arm is behind her back. When they cut to her front, she's still waving but her left arm is to her side. See more »Quotes
Adele: You're not having sex with anybody are you?Ann: What?
Adele: You know?
Ann: No, I don't know.
Adele: [Looks at her and tilts head, staring]
Ann: [Tilts head back, staring]
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Surfin' SafariWritten by Brian Wilson, Mike Love
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This film was a new direction for Natalie Portman. A much more adult role, though she comes to it from the traces of a child in the movie itself. Ann,(Portman) and Susan Sarandon, who plays her newly divorced mother, Adele, travel from a small town in the middle of nowhere to Beverly Hills. There these tortured souls try to come to terms with their new life and their new relationship as Portman's character grows up. Unknowingly at first to Adele, she grows up and becomes a better mother for it.
Ann sees her mother telling her she wants to be an actress, or so she thinks. Adele uses that crutch every time there are problems in their lives. We see their struggle as mother and daughter come to terms between themselves and with being alone, having left their old lives behind.
The acting is top notch from both of them. They seemingly become mother and daughter before your eyes. You can almost feel there is a bond there beyond the actual movie.
Though this movie really doesn't take us to any new ground in these types of films, the fact that the acting is well done, and the story isn't too flawed, let's me recommend it.
I will say however, it will probably go away soon, I don't believe it can have the staying power needed for a huge Christmas season of movies starting in a week or so. See it now before this happens if you like either of these actresses.