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Riding in Cars with Boys

  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
30K
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Drew Barrymore in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
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BiographyComedyDrama

A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.

  • Director
    • Penny Marshall
  • Writers
    • Beverly D'Onofrio
    • Morgan Ward
  • Stars
    • Drew Barrymore
    • Steve Zahn
    • Adam Garcia
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,135
    2,726
    • Director
      • Penny Marshall
    • Writers
      • Beverly D'Onofrio
      • Morgan Ward
    • Stars
      • Drew Barrymore
      • Steve Zahn
      • Adam Garcia
    • 221User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Riding In Cars With Boys: A Mortal Sin
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    Drew Barrymore and Logan Arens in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
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    Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Joseph M. Cannizaro, and Noah Hartwick in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
    Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, and Cody Arens in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
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    Drew Barrymore and Steve Zahn in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
    Drew Barrymore and Logan Arens in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
    Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Lorraine Bracco, Steve Zahn, Sara Gilbert, Desmond Harrington, Brittany Murphy, David Moscow, and Olivia Morgan Scheck in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
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    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Beverly Donofrio
    Steve Zahn
    Steve Zahn
    • Ray Hasek
    Adam Garcia
    Adam Garcia
    • Jason
    Brittany Murphy
    Brittany Murphy
    • Fay Forrester
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Mr. Leonard Donofrio
    Lorraine Bracco
    Lorraine Bracco
    • Mrs. Teresa Donofrio
    Rosie Perez
    Rosie Perez
    • Shirley Perro
    Sara Gilbert
    Sara Gilbert
    • Tina Barr
    Peter Facinelli
    Peter Facinelli
    • Tommy Butcher
    Mika Boorem
    Mika Boorem
    • Beverly Donofrio - Age 11
    Celine Ordioni
    • Janet Donofrio - Age 8
    • (as Celine Marget)
    Vincent Pastore
    Vincent Pastore
    • Uncle Lou
    Maryann Urbano
    • Aunt Ann
    Alissa Dean
    Alissa Dean
    • Townie Girl #1
    Jessica Leshnower
    • Townie Girl #2
    Alexia Landeau
    Alexia Landeau
    • Jenny
    Kristin Proctor
    Kristin Proctor
    • Cindy
    Temple Brooks
    • Karen
    • Director
      • Penny Marshall
    • Writers
      • Beverly D'Onofrio
      • Morgan Ward
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Drew Barrymore, who plays Adam Garcia's mother, is two years younger than him in real life.
    • Goofs
      A scene set in 1986 shows a Ryder truck displaying a web address.
    • Quotes

      Fay: Sometimes we love people so much that we have to be numb to it. Because if we actually felt how much we love them, it would kill us. That doesn't make you a bad person. It just means your heart's too big.

    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Dominick the Donkey
      Written by Wandra Merrell, Ray Allen and Sam Saltzberg

      Performed by Lou Monte

      Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Co.

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

      and Courtesy of EMI Records, Ltd.

      Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

      Published by EMI Unart Music Corp. and Wanessa Music Publishing

    User reviews221

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    9/10
    A great way to learn about life.
    It's a shame that this movie can't be shown in high schools, as an educational video. It would certainly serve a terrific purpose, of how one small mistake can change the rest of your life forever.

    Beverly (Barrymore), at fifteen, falls in love with the quarterback of the football team. She decides one night at a party to show her love to him, by presenting him with a poem, she's written for him. Unfortunately, being as naive as she is, she presents it to him, in front of all of his friends, where she is then made fun of. Feeling sorry for herself, and very hurt, she runs upstairs to the bathroom, in the house where the party is taking place, crying. There, she meets the man she will soon fall for, and give herself to, for the very first time. However, this boy is not the boy she wants to marry, but is forced to, by her parents, because she is now pregnant. At fifteen, and married, she is now faced with a new life, and new responsibilities. The movie circles around this new life, and how she is able to overcome so much, with so very little. Her deadbeat husband, small and poor home, young child to raise, and at time hopeless future, all gang up on her, while she tries to overcome all of it. Her dreams are not unrealistic, but rather unreachable because of all the problems and mishaps that happen throughout the next fifteen years of her life.

    It's poignant, sweet, funny and honest. There is not one person who will watch this, and not relate to at least one thing from the story. Although it may take place in the 1960s-80s, it's still very true to life, and understandable.

    I would recommend it to anyone, and hope that everyone will see the power of a message this film holds. It's really an amazing true story, and there aren't many like this out there.
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    • Jul 4, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 辣妹青春
    • Filming locations
      • Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA(park scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Gracie Films
      • Parkway Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $48,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,165,536
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,404,652
      • Oct 21, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $35,743,308
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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