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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
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Release Date:
19 October 2001 (USA)
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Based on a true story. more
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Party
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Single Mother
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2 wins
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2 nominations
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(17 articles)
Spotlight: Kazimir Boyle
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 29 August 2009, 2:44 AM, PDT)
Barrymore Is New CoverGirl Face
(From WENN. 12 April 2007)
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 29 August 2009, 2:44 AM, PDT)
Barrymore Is New CoverGirl Face
(From WENN. 12 April 2007)
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A great way to learn about life.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Drew Barrymore | ... | Beverly Donofrio |
 | Steve Zahn | ... | Ray Hasek |
 | Adam Garcia | ... | Jason |
 | Brittany Murphy | ... | Fay Forrester |
 | James Woods | ... | Mr. Leonard Donofrio |
 | Lorraine Bracco | ... | Mrs. Teresa Donofrio |
 | Rosie Perez | ... | Shirley Perro |
 | Sara Gilbert | ... | Tina Barr |
 | Peter Facinelli | ... | Tommy Butcher |
 | Mika Boorem | ... | Beverly Donofrio - Age 11 |
 | Celine Marget | ... | Janet Donofrio - Age 8 |
 | Vincent Pastore | ... | Uncle Lou |
 | Maryann Urbano | ... | Aunt Ann |
 | Alissa Dean | ... | Townie Girl #1 |
| Jessica Leshnower | ... | Townie Girl #2 |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, drug and sexual content.
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132 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Malaysia:U |
Iceland:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:PG |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:6 |
Hungary:14 |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:11 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:7 |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13
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The wedding scene was shot over a two day period, which required Brittany Murphy to cry the entire time. The first take was the one used in the film.
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Continuity: When Beverly is crying in the bathroom at the party, she takes a cigarette off Ray. Then she moves her hand out of the shot so you can't see it. When she brings her hand back up, the cigarette is gone.
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Featured in "Biography: The Barrymores" (2004)
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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.