A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
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Title: Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
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2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Aunt Ann
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Seriocomic story based on the memoir by Beverly Donofrio, the movie follows a young woman who finds her life radically altered by an event from her teen years. Born in 1950, Beverly grew up bright and ambitious in a working-class neighborhood in Connecticut; her father was a tough but good-hearted cop who listened to his daughter's problems, and her mother was a nervous woman eager to imagine the worst. From an early age, Beverly displays a keen intelligence and an interest in literature, and dreams of going to college in New York and becoming a writer. However, she also develops an early interest in boys, and at 15 finds herself madly in love with a boy from her high school. However, an attempt to get his attention leads to an embarassing incident at a party, and Ray, a sweet but thick-headed 18-year-old, steps forward to defend her. Beverly and Ray end up making out, and after one thing leads to another, Beverly discovers she's pregnant. Telling Ray is only marginally less difficult... Written by Anonymous
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7 February 2002 (Israel) See more »Also Known As:
Los chicos de mi vida See more »Edit
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Budget:
$48,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$10,404,652, 21 October 2001, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$30,165,536Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$35,743,308Company Credits
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Janet Donofrio - Age 8: Wow!
Beverly (Age 11): You run to each other. Your bodies, your lips, they're coming closer, and closer together, until finally, you kiss!
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Written by Gerry Marsden (as Gerrard Marsden)
Directed by John Scott as Johnny Scott
Performed by Gerry and the Pacemakers
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Beverly D'Onofrio: guests at Beverly's wedding, sitting directly behind Drew Barrymore. When Faye says, "I just wanted to say how beautiful Bev looks tonight," Barrymore turns to smile at the real D'Onofrio. See more »Goofs
When Beverly cries in the bathroom at the party, she takes a cigarette off Ray, then moves her hand out of the shot. When she brings her hand back up, the cigarette is gone. See more »Quotes
Beverly (Age 11): There on a wind-swept bluff, he stands waiting. The man of your dreams. The man that will love you more than anything else for the rest of your life.Janet Donofrio - Age 8: Wow!
Beverly (Age 11): You run to each other. Your bodies, your lips, they're coming closer, and closer together, until finally, you kiss!
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Ferry 'cross The MerseyWritten by Gerry Marsden (as Gerrard Marsden)
Directed by John Scott as Johnny Scott
Performed by Gerry and the Pacemakers
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Riding in Cars with Boys is definitely a step into a new direction for actress Drew Barrymore. Drew, in her most difficult role to date, tries and succeeds through the majority of the movie. There are times when she goes a little out of bounds, and becomes outrageous -- but for the most part, she nails the part.
The film tells its story nicely, and has a strange and some-what heartbreaking ending. Steve Zahn is easily the high-point of this film. Zahn's character will be the one you think about the most when this film ends.
Riding in Cars with Boys works on enough levels to make it worth seeing.