Movie Description The story of a boy and his free-spirited mother in 1950's America who together try to make her new marriage work, hoping to conform to a husband and father who is cruel and old-fashioned.
| Credits | | Cast: | Eliza Dushku, Jonah Blechman, Leonardo DiCaprio |
| Details | | Edition: | Warner Brothers Hits | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes Color by Technicolor.
Shot on location in Washington and Utah.
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Editorial Reviews "...[De Niro's Dwight] is so well defined and complex that he gives point to everybody and everything around him..." New York Times - p.C10 - Vincent Canby
"...[DiCaprio fights De Niro] to an honorable draw, something few performers, and no other teenager, could do..." -- Rating: A Entertainment Weekly - p.92 - Stephen Whitty
"...Nicely acted....De Niro brings both a rough charm and ferocious power to Dwight....Leonardo DiCaprio is excellent..." Variety - Todd McCarthy
"...The movie is very involving..." Chicago Sun-Times - p.39 - Roger Ebert
"Undeservedly underseen....[A] great phooey-on-the-'50s memoir..." USA Today - Mike Clark (05/24/2005)
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