Riding in Cars with Boys
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| Directed by | Penny Marshall |
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James L. Brooks Laurence Mark Sara Colleton Richard Sakai Julie Ansell |
| Screenplay by | Morgan Upton Ward |
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Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Donofrio |
| Starring |
Drew Barrymore Steve Zahn Brittany Murphy Adam Garcia Lorraine Bracco James Woods |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Edited by | Richard Marks |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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132 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $48 million |
| Box office | $35.7 million |
Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 American biographical film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio about a woman who overcame difficulties, including being a teen mother, and who later earned a master's degree. The movie's narrative spans the years 1961 to 1986. It stars Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, and James Woods. It was directed by Penny Marshall. Although the film is co-produced by Beverly Donofrio, many of its details differ from the book.
In 1961 eleven-year-old Beverly "Bev" Donfrio (Mika Boorem) and her father Leonard (James Woods) are preparing for Christmas when Leonard asks Bev what she wants this year for Christmas. Bev says she wants a bra in order to get the attention of a boy she likes. Leonard tells his daughter that she is too young to be thinking about boys, and ends the conversation. Four years later in 1965, Bev (Drew Barrymore) is now an intelligent, but naïve teenager. Her dream is to go to college in New York and become a writer. She and two friends Fay (Brittany Murphy) and Tina (Sara Gilbert) attend a party one fateful evening where Fay finds her older boyfriend Bobby (Desmond Harrington), who is about to be deployed to Vietnam, while Bev gives a love letter to a popular football player named Sky. Sky reads the contents of the letter aloud to his buddies, and they laugh at her. Bev flees to the bathroom, where she is consoled by a friendly stranger named Ray (Steve Zahn). Ray defends Bev's honor and fights with Sky. They are chased from the party and joined by Fay and Bobby during their quick exit. The four go to a lookout where Bobby and Fay have sex in the backseat. Bev is overcome by Ray's kindness and also has sex with him. Leonard, who is a police officer, drives up and brings them to the police station, where Bev claims that they only kissed.
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