A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Susan SarandonAdele August
- Natalie PortmanAnn August
- Hart BochnerJosh Spritzer
- Eileen RyanLillian
- Ray BakerTed
- John DiehlJimmy
- Shawn HatosyBenny
- Bonnie BedeliaCarol
- Faran TahirHisham Badir
- Shishir KurupHisham Badir (voice)
Crew
- Wayne WangDirector
- Alvin SargentScreenplay
- Mona SimpsonWriter
- Alvin SargentWriter
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
- Nicholas C. SmithEditor
- Laurence MarkProducer
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