Plot & Details
There's no point in recounting the many production problems and personal hostilities which plagued the filming of Mermaids: the end result is all that matters. Set in the 1960s, the film details the relationship between an unorthodox, unmarried vagabond mother (Cher), and her two daughters. The 15-year-old (Winona Ryder), continually embarrassed by her flamboyant mother, wants to be the world's greatest Catholic; the nine-year-old (Christina Ricci) would be satisfied with becoming the world's champion swimmer. Moving with her family to New England, the older daughter falls in love from afar with the groundskeeper (Michael Schoeffling) from a nearby convent, while Mom takes up with a lonely salesman (Bob Hoskins). Mermaids is perceptively adapted from the warmly comic novel by Patty Dann.
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- Genre(s): Comedy,Drama,Romance
- Run Time: 110min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/1990
- DVD Release Date: 02/06/2001
- Distributor(s): Orion
- Director(s): Richard Benjamin
- Starring: Cher , Bob Hoskins , Winona Ryder , Christina Ricci , Michael Schoeffling
- Themes: Generation Gap,Coping With Puberty [k],First Love,Mothers and Daughters,Eccentric Families
- Tone: Bittersweet,Poignant,Humorous,Quirky,Warm
- Keywords: Jewish, coming-of-age, mother, single-parent, sister, swimming
- Country of Origin: USA (12-14-1990)
- Language: English
Awards
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Winona Ryder | Nominated |
National Board of Review
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | National Board of Review | Best Supporting Actress | Winona Ryder | Won |
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