Now and Then (1995)

Director:

Lesli Linka Glatter

Writer (WGA):

I. Marlene King (written by)

Release Date:

20 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A summer when four friends made a promise to return anytime they needed each other. Twenty years later, that time has come.

Plot:

Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.

Plot Keywords:

Tomboy | Friend | Bird Poop | Female Bonding | Swing

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Christina Ricci	...	Young Roberta Martin
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Dr. Roberta Martin
Thora Birch	...	Teeny
Melanie Griffith	...	Tina 'Teeny' Tercell
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Young Samantha Albertson
Demi Moore	...	Samantha Albertson
Ashleigh Aston Moore	...	Young Chrissy DeWitt
Rita Wilson	...	Chrissy DeWitt Williams
Devon Sawa	...	Scott Wormer
Walter Sparrow	...	Crazy Pete
Cloris Leachman	...	Grandma Albertson
Lolita Davidovich	...	Mrs. Albertson, Samantha's Mom
Janeane Garofalo	...	Wiladene
Hank Azaria	...	Bud Kent
Bonnie Hunt	...	Mrs. DeWitt, Chrissy's Mom

Also Known As:

The Gaslight Addition (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for adolescent sex discussions.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:6 (w) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

When the adult Chrissy is scanning the front cover of "People" with Teeny on the cover, the smaller headline at the top reads, "Linda Richmond tells all in new autobiography!" with a picture of Mike Myers dressed as his famous "Saturday Night Live" (1975) character.

Goofs:

Roberta's straw/spoon position.

Quotes:

[Roberta gets up, slams the record player shut and starts pacing back in forth in anger]
Chrissy: Roberta it's ok
Roberta: NO IT'S NOT OK! It's not OK! Why did they have to die? Why did SHE have to die? My dad lied to me he said that this BEAUTIFUL angel swooped down to earth and he carried her away... BEFORE SHE HAD A SECOND TO FEEL ANY PAIN! Why did she have to die? Why did he have to lie to me? He's all I have left and he lied...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Murphy Brown: Then and Now (#10.15)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

Even Though It's A Girl's Movie, I Liked It.

Now and Then is a good film that has a likeable cast and is funny and expresses friendship. Yes, it is definetley a girl's movie, but even though, I enjoyed it. The movie is like Stand By Me, except it shows girls's perspectives. The film is a good and fun movie to watch for fun. I give Now and Then a 9 out of 10. :)