Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992)

Director:

Joan Micklin Silver

Writers (WGA):

Frank Mugavero (story) and
Mark Goddard (story) ...

Release Date:

8 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A girl fed up with her quirky, disfunctional family runs away from home, casusing all of them to spend time with eachother.

Plot Keywords:

Breaking The Fourth Wall | Beach House | Reference To Don Ho | Teenage Girl | Family Relationships

Cast

Griffin Dunne	...	David
Dan Futterman	...	Josh
Patricia Kalember	...	Barbara
Jenny Lewis	...	Corinne
Ben Savage	...	Sam
Jessica Seely	...	Jessie
Adrienne Shelly	...	Stephanie
David Strathairn	...	Keith
Trenton Teigen	...	Kurt
Margaret Whitton	...	Melinda
Hillary Wolf	...	Laura Chartoff
Sean Blackman	...	Runaway Boy #1
Joe D'Angerio	...	Mr. Zordani
Cory Danziger	...	Leonard
Leslie Kendall Dye	...	Melissa (as Leslie Engelberg)

Also Known As:

Stepkids

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Arroyo-Seco Ranger District, Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: As Laura is taking a picture of the Smith family (when she first meets them), she is holding the camera vertically in one shot, and then horizontally in the next.

Quotes:

Keith: I think we know who is responsible for this!
Laura Chartoff: Me? You gotta be kidding! If I count to ten, will you disappear?
Keith: You watch your mouth, young lady, or no Hawaii.
Laura Chartoff: Gee, then I'd better not say what a complete dickhead you're being!

Movie Connections:

References "The Brady Bunch" (1969)

Soundtrack:

The Brady Bunch Theme

simple drama/comedy.

Big Girls don't...... is a story of a thirteen year old girl who thinks her family don't love her. When her family is going on a road trip she decides to run away. Old story in a new raincoat but still entertaining.

Just see this movie when you are tired of action/horror/SF movies and see it with your friends/family/loved one.

6 out of 10 stars