The read
A Balasaur Score of 62 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, Metacritic 59/100. Every source lands within 5 points of the others.
Synopsis
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic59/100
306 audience votes
Key crew
- Alvin SargentWriter
- Wayne WangDirector
- Mona SimpsonWriter
- Alvin SargentScreenplay
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Susan SarandonAdele August
- Natalie PortmanAnn August
- Hart BochnerJosh Spritzer
- Eileen RyanLillian
- Ray BakerTed
- John DiehlJimmy
- Shawn HatosyBenny
- Bonnie BedeliaCarol
- Faran TahirHisham Badir
- Shishir KurupHisham Badir (voice)
- Elisabeth MossRachel
- John Carroll LynchJack Irwin
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Themes
dreamsbeverly hillsmother daughter relationship