Beverly (Drew Barrymore) loves boys, but she knows her limits--nothing below the waist (her own), if she doesn't know the boy. Ray (Steve Zahn), however, a sweet-natured but shiftless young man is the exception to her rule and shortly after meeting him she ends up pregnant--at age fifteen. At the wedding insisted upon by her .. Read more
| Starring | Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, James Woods, Steve Zahn |
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| Director | Penny Marshall |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Beverly (Drew Barrymore) loves boys, but she knows her limits--nothing below the waist (her own), if she doesn't know the boy. Ray (Steve Zahn), however, a sweet-natured but shiftless young man is the exception to her rule and shortly after meeting him she ends up pregnant--at age fifteen. At the wedding insisted upon by her disappointed father, Bev finds out her best friend is also pregnant, and the two console each other for the youth they've lost. RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS is a true story based on the autobiography by Beverly D'Onofrio about her youthful days of revelry, rebellion, and teenage motherhood. Barrymore is credible as an Italian-American girl who's far too smart to be stuck where she is in life, but it's Zahn (THAT THING YOU DO) who steals the show in a long-overdue starring turn, with his heartfelt portrayal of a lost little boy who never finds his way to manhood. James Woods is Bev's alienated father. And Lorraine Bracco is her supportive, long-suffering mother who looks after the house, Bev's son Jason, and Ray, while Bev desperately tries for her GED and a scholarship to NYU. It's Bev's drive and unflagging ambition--and Penny Marshall's usual surehanded direction--that turn her hardship into the triumph of survival.
| Starring | Drew Barrymore, Sara Gilbert, James Woods, Steve Zahn, Desmond Harrington, Mika Boorem, David Moscow, Brittany Murphy, Marisa Ryan, Damien Garcia, James |
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| Director | Penny Marshall |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 6 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, Hindi |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 04 Mar 2005 |
Based on Beverly Donofrio's memoir about her struggles to juggle fun, family, and her ambition to become a writer -... read more on Time Out
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Not what it seems!
This is not your classic Drew Barrymore film, in fact, i think the title gives you the wrong idea about it. i would describe it as a film about a girl and her ... read more »
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Good girly film
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A stark contrast to prozac!!!
The most depressing pile of rubbish I have seen in a long while. I know I am going to get loads of dislikes from all the Drew fans. I love her too, but i'm ... read more »
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Funny and sweet
I really enjoyed this; it's a great character study with good period detail, as we watch the trials and tribulations of a young girl growing up in the 1960s... read more »
The Sin City, Just Married star died from cardiac arrest Sunday morning. She was 32. While the internet is rife with speculation, the LA Coroner’s Office is pointing to natural causes pending an autopsy. Murphy had acted professionally since the age of nine. Her first significant movie role was as Tai, one of Alicia Silverstone’s girlfriends in the popular teen movie Clueless (1995). Later, she costarred with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie in Girl, Interrupted (1999), and with... Read more
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