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New Waterford Girl

  • 1999
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
Liane Balaban in New Waterford Girl (1999)
Comedy

A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.

  • Director
    • Allan Moyle
  • Writer
    • Tricia Fish
  • Stars
    • Liane Balaban
    • Tara Spencer-Nairn
    • Mary Walsh
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Allan Moyle
    • Writer
      • Tricia Fish
    • Stars
      • Liane Balaban
      • Tara Spencer-Nairn
      • Mary Walsh
    • 48User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations

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    Liane Balaban and Tara Spencer-Nairn in New Waterford Girl (1999)
    Tara Spencer-Nairn in New Waterford Girl (1999)
    Liane Balaban and Tara Spencer-Nairn in New Waterford Girl (1999)
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    Liane Balaban
    Liane Balaban
    • Mooney Pottie
    Tara Spencer-Nairn
    Tara Spencer-Nairn
    • Lou Benzoa
    Mary Walsh
    Mary Walsh
    • Cookie Pottie
    Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas Campbell
    • Frances Pottie
    Cathy Moriarty
    Cathy Moriarty
    • Midge Benzoa
    Andrew McCarthy
    Andrew McCarthy
    • Cecil Sweeney
    Darren Keay
    • Lexter Pottie
    • (as Darren Kaey)
    Kevin Curran
    • Joey
    Krista MacDonald
    • Betty-Anne Pottie
    Cassie MacDonald
    Cassie MacDonald
    • Darlene Pottie
    Adrien Dixon
    • Felix Pottie
    • (as Adrian Dixon)
    Patrick Joyce
    • Darcy Benzoa
    Lorne Pardy
    • Father Madden
    Mark McKinney
    Mark McKinney
    • Doctor Hogan
    Susan Quinn
    • Sandra
    • (as Susan Laney Dalton)
    Stacy Smith
    Stacy Smith
    • Lisa
    • (as Stacey Smith)
    Zach Fraser
    • Meeker
    Jody Richardson
    • Mickey
    • Director
      • Allan Moyle
    • Writer
      • Tricia Fish
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When writer Tricia Fish moved to New Waterford at age 13 with her family, her six-year-old brother ran into their kitchen one day all bloody, and happily said, "I made a friend!" She incorporated this into the movie, in an identical scene with the character of Darcy, Lou's little brother.
    • Goofs
      The movie is set in the 1970's, and as the two girls (Moonie and Lou) are driving along the coast to the bonfire place, there is a visible blue Dodge Neon parked in one of the houses. Dodge Neon was introduced the mid-1990's.
    • Quotes

      Lou Benzoa: This is crazy. Wish we had some sorta sign.

      Boy: [the boy in the sweater and skirt walks up to them, smiling shyly] This was my mother's sweater. She was wearing it when she died, after she ate a grilled-cheese sandwich.

      [he walks off]

      Lou Benzoa: That's not... really helpful to us in any way, is it?

      Moonie Pottie: I don't think so.

      Lou Benzoa: He looked good, though.

      Moonie Pottie: Yeah, he did.

    • Connections
      Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Draggin' the Line
      Performed by Tommy James

      Written by Tommy James and Robert King

      Published by Windswept Pacific Songs

      Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews48

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    interesting story in a beautiful place
    This movie inspired my trip to Cape Breton Island last year, because the scenery is so beautiful. I went to New Waterford and, suffice it to say, it is an even stranger town than the movie would make it appear. The movie was cute and melancholy, and Balban was pretty brilliant in the starring role. And movie with girls boxing ranks pretty high with me anyway.
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    • LEfan99230
    • Aug 21, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dziewczyna z New Waterford
    • Filming locations
      • Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Sienna Films
      • imX Communications
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $774,469
    • Gross worldwide
      • $774,469
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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