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About
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
Theatrical
Dec 14, 1990
Box Office
$35.4M
Budget
$31.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 6, 2001
Theaters
3
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Orion Pictures
Quotes
See all →Embracing Unconventional Motherhood
Taglines
Mom Is Many Things...Normal Isn't One of Them.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
High School Aspirations and Sibling Banter
Charlotte
I want to stay!
Rachel
And do what?
Charlotte
Finish high school!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Cher
Rachel Flax
B
Bob Hoskins
Lou Landsky
Winona Ryder
Charlotte Flax
M
Michael Schoeffling
Joe Porretti
C
Christina Ricci
Kate Flax
C
Caroline McWilliams
Carrie
J
Jan Miner
Mother Superior
R
Richard McElvain
Mr. Crain
P
Paula Plum
Mrs. Crain
D
Dossy Peabody
Coach Parker
W
William Paul Steele
Boss in Oklahoma
R
Rex Trailer
Dr. Reynolds
P
Peter Kovner
Perfect Family Father
A
Amy Gollnick
Girl in Bathroom #1
S
Seacia Pavao
Girl in Bathroom #2
B
Baxter Harris
Boss in Massachusetts
D
Denise Cormier
Pretty Girl at Shoe Store
S
Sandra Shipley
Crying Nun
T
Tom Kemp
Carrie's Husband
D
Dottie Healy
New Year's Partyer
