New Waterford Girl (DVD, 2002) 
New Waterford Girl (DVD, 2002)

 
New Waterford Girl (DVD, 2002)

Leading Role: Tara Spencer-Nairn
Director: Allan Moyle
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: Mar 2002
Format: DVD
UPC: 720917531922
Product ID: EPID3376065
Description: In mid-1970s New Waterford on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, an 18-year-old girl without a child is rather unusual--and 15-year-old Mooney Pottie (Liane Balaban, in an auspicious debut) is feeling suppressed by the small-mindedness that surro...
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Movie Description
In mid-1970s New Waterford on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, an 18-year-old girl without a child is rather unusual--and 15-year-old Mooney Pottie (Liane Balaban, in an auspicious debut) is feeling suppressed by the small-mindedness that surrounds her. Seen as freakish by her family for her incessant reading and a desire to move to New York, Mooney refuses to temper her thirst for knowledge and attend the booze-fueled makeout parties her classmates live for. Enter Lou (Tara Spencer-Naim), a tough boxer's daughter from the Bronx who moves into town with her dance teacher mother (Cathy Moriarty). Before long, Lou is helping Moonie see the town through new eyes, improving Moonie's social life in the process. But when her sympathetic teacher, Cecil Sweeney (Andrew McCarthy), informs Mooney that he has gotten her accepted at an Arts High School in New York, she is prepared to do whatever it takes to escape her oppressive origins. Director Moyle (PUMP UP THE VOLUME, EMPIRE RECORDS) has crafted a sweet, funny slice-of-life/ coming-of-age film, from the debut screenplay by Fish, who wrote the film after attending her high school reunion in New Waterford. Beautiful Canadian locations are used to dramatic effect.

Credits
Producer:Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny
Cast:Cassie MacDonald, Cathy Moriarty, Krista MacDonald, Mary Walsh, Stacy Smith, Tara Spencer-Nairn

Details
Sound:HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound

Notes
DVD Features:

Region 0
Keep Case
Letterboxed - 1.85:1
Audio:
   Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Interactive Features:
   Scene Access
   Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
   Filmographies
DVD-ROM Features:
   Web Links, Theatrical Release: July 26, 2000 (NY)

First-time screenwriter Tricia Fish, who wrote the script from her own experiences, was once the assistant to Canadian comedy troupe Kids In the Hall.

The script took Fish five years to complete.

Liana Balaban auditioned for the role of Moonie seven times before winning it.

Krista and Cassie MacDonald, real-life sisters who portray fictional sisters Bettie-Anne and Darlene Pottie, actually hail from the town of New Waterford.

Paul Tatara of cnn.com named NEW WATERFORD GIRL one of the 10 best films of 2000.

Editorial Reviews
"...[A] charming, quirky movie..."
Scott

"...There are moments of charm, mostly provided by Balaban's refreshingly unaffected performance in the central role..."
Hollywood Reporter - Frank Scheck (08/01/2000)

"...A gentle ode to girlhood....[Balaban] perfectly captures Mooney's stifled intelligence, which emerges in weird and wacky bursts..."
Box Office - Annlee Ellingson (04/01/2000)

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