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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   11,009 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Beverly D'Onofrio (book)
Morgan Ward (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 October 2001 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Based on a true story. more
Plot:
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
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
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(18 articles)
Happy birthday Peter Facinelli!
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User Comments:
Very Interesting and Moving more (199 total)

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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MPAA:
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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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The real life Beverly D'Onofrio has a master's degree in creative writing. Drew Barrymore, who portrays D'Onofrio in the film, is a high school dropout. more
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Continuity: A red-shirted extra with a lunchbox walks across the street twice, in the same direction, when Bev asks her husband to move to California. more
Quotes:
Fay: Okay, pretend that I'm your parents, say what your gonna say.
Beverly: Okay, Mom, Pop?
Fay: Yeah?
Beverly: I don't know how to say this...
Fay: But...
Beverly: I'm pregnant.
Fay: My daughter's a tramp! My daughter's a tramp! You're 15 years old, how could you do this to me? Why don't you just take my gun. Take my gun and shoot me in the head with it tramp! I wish that you were never born! How was that?
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I'm Telling You Now more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Very Interesting and Moving, 30 October 2005
10/10
Author: Theresa from United States

I cried all the way through the movie - the drama and plot were well developed and the surface plot was anything but shallow. Barrymore played a different role from her normal persona, but it was definitely a success for her. The movie is told mostly in flashbacks, and is a little confusing at first. As the plot continues things start to fit into place, and you can't stop watching the screen. Murphey definitely stuck out in this movie too. Her personality bubbled off the screen, and she brought what little humor there was to the movie. I wouldn't classify it as a comedy, but it is a movie that I'd want to see again and again. I recommend it to anyone who is in the mood for a good drama.

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