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Plot

Stephen Kinsella directs this family comedy-drama about a single mom looking for a job and her son's slow slide to the streets. Rita Ronaldi (Callie Thorne) ekes out a living as a waitress until she is unceremoniously canned. Tough-minded but unskilled, she faces an uphill fight to find a job to support her and her teenaged son Matt (Rufus Read). Pudgy, bespectacled, and asthmatic, Matt is struggling himself, especially after he comes under the sway of local riff-raff Bret (Noah Fleiss), who loves sex, drugs, and leading helpless teens astray. Soon Matt worships Bret, and he descends into a life of criminality.
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
98min.
Theatrical Release Date:
08/19/2000
DVD Release Date:
05/08/2001
Distributor(s):
Fierce Films
Director(s):
Steve Kinsella
Starring:
P.J. Brown , Anthony de Sando , Noah Fleiss , Eileen Galindo , Michelle Hurd
Themes:
Kids in Trouble,Down on Their Luck,Single Parents
Tone:
Bleak,Gritty
Keywords:
influence,mother,single-parent,spa,street-life,teenagers,unemployment,waiter/waitress
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (09-22-2000)
Language:
English