Four women who have been friends since childhood reunite when one of them is about to give birth. This gives them the chance to reminisce about the summer of 1970, a time when they first experienced puppy love, shared girlish secrets, discussed sex and boys, battled bullies, and attempted to solve a murder mystery. The strong .. Read more
| Starring | Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Rita Wilson |
|---|---|
| Director | Lesli Linka Glatter |
| Genres | Drama |
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Four women who have been friends since childhood reunite when one of them is about to give birth. This gives them the chance to reminisce about the summer of 1970, a time when they first experienced puppy love, shared girlish secrets, discussed sex and boys, battled bullies, and attempted to solve a murder mystery. The strong bonds these young women forged back then endured despite the passing years and their different fates. Now they have the chance to reaffirm that powerful friendship on a joyous, special occasion.
| Starring | Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Rita Wilson, Christina Ricci, Gabby Hoffman, Thora Birch |
|---|---|
| Director | Lesli Linka Glatter |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 28 Jun 2004 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
Demi Moore co-produced this female version of Stand by Me, which follows four young girls (Gaby Hoffmann, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore) in 1970 as they attempt to solve the mystery of the death of a local boy. It's a simple, small-town story, bookended by the present-day revelations of the girls, now grown up into Moore, Melanie Griffith, Rita Wilson (Mrs Tom Hanks) and Rosie O'Donnell. Lesli Linka Glatter (a former TV director on series such as er, Twin Peaks and NYPD Blue) delivers a sweet, unassuming film that should strike a chord with anyone who believes that life was better in the seventies. Fans of Brendan Fraser should keep an eye out for his brief, uncredited performance as a Vietnam veteran.
Producer Demi Moore intended, it seems, a coming-of-age tale in the Stand by Me mould. What she ended up with was a... read more on Time Out
Four women who have been friends since childhood reunite when one of them is about to give birth. This gives them the chance to reminisce about the summer of 1970, a time when they first experienced puppy love, shared girlish secrets, discussed sex and boys, battled bullies, and attempted to solve a murder mystery. The strong bonds these young women forged back then endured despite the passing years and their different fates. Now they have the chance to reaffirm that powerful friendship on a joyous, special occasion
I loved this film. It made me cry. A moving film. Worth watching on a Sunday afternoon after a night out on Saturday. Wind down