

Unhook the Stars
1996 · Movie · 1h 43m · R
DramaRomance
"When prim & proper meets wild & crazy get ready to..."
Overview
Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home. Though Mildred thinks she's found her purpose when her neighbor, overworked single mother Monica, asks her to look after her little boy, she has great difficulty learning to strike a healthy balance between giving selflessly to others and remembering to take care of herself.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Key crew
- Nick CassavetesWriter
- Nick CassavetesDirector
- Helen CaldwellWriter
- Steven HufsteterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gena RowlandsMildred
- Marisa TomeiMonica
- Gérard DepardieuBig Tommy
- Jake LloydJ.J.
- Moira KellyAnn Mary Margaret
- David SherrillEthan
- David ThorntonFrankie
- Bridgette Wilson-SamprasJeannie
- Bobby CooperBernt
- Clint HowardGus
- David RowlandsGeorge
- Jamie BozianJason
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Themes
san francisco, californiasandwichsurrogate motherlittle boysuburbmoving out























