PRINCIPAL CAST

Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Eileen Ryan, Corbin Allred, Ray Baker, John Diehl, Shawn Hatosy, Bonnie Bedelia, Faran Tahir, Shishir Kurup, Samantha Goldstein, Scott Burkholder, Yvonna Kopacz, Eva Amurri, Kieran Van Den Blink, Thora Birch, Phil Hawn

DIRECTOR

Wayne Wang

WRITER

Mona Simpson, Alvin Sargent

PRODUCER

Petra Alexandria, Laurence Mark

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Ginny Nugent

SYNOPSIS

Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverly Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother's always flamboyant behaviour and in turns plans to get away to university om the east coast. Mum's plans are different -- she wants a movie star for a daughter.

BOX OFFICE

$17.9 Million

GENRE

Drama

RATING

Rated PG-13
sex-related material

RUN TIME

114 Minutes

STUDIO

20th Century Studios