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A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills.

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Adele August
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Ann August
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Josh Spritzer
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Lillian
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Ted
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Jimmy
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Benny
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Carol
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Hisham Badir
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Hisham Badir (voice)
Samantha Goldstein ...
4 Year Old Ann
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Man with Mercedes
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Assistant Hotel Manager (as Yvonna Kopacz)
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Girl on T.V.
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Girl on T.V.
Jennifer Castle ...
Girl on T.V.
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Gail Letterfine
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Mrs. Rush
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George Franklin
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Teacher
Sharona Alperin ...
Real Estate Agent
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Homeowner
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Rachel
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Sarah
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Ellen
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Peter
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Waitress
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Janice Pearlman
Lindley Harrison ...
Janice's Mother
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Cop
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Bernie
Nina Leichtling ...
Josh's Wife
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Waiter
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Mourner (as Andrew Bowles)
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Reverend
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Sylvia
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Hal
Nina Barry ...
Casting Assistant
Cricky Long ...
Casting Executive
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Jack's Mother
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Jack Irwin
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Woman Buying Car
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Man with Luggage
Katharine Boyd ...
Choir Member
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Choir Member
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Choir Member (as Ricky Felix Godinez)
Shana Halligan ...
Choir Member
Ian Joyce ...
Choir Member
Megan Joyce ...
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Choir Member
Cody Page ...
Choir Member
Jonathan Redford ...
Choir Member
Eve Reinhardt ...
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Choir Member
Christopher Snyder ...
Choir Member
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Benny (uncredited) (voice)
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Mary (uncredited)
Alexandra Glazer ...
Victoria (uncredited)
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Teacher in Picket Line (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden ...
Jeanette (uncredited)
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Josh's Date (uncredited)
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Directed by

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Wayne Wang

Written by

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Mona Simpson ... (book)
 
Alvin Sargent ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Petra Alexandria ... associate producer
Laurence Mark ... producer
Ginny Nugent ... executive producer

Music by

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Danny Elfman

Cinematography by

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Roger Deakins ... director of photography

Editing by

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Nicholas C. Smith

Editorial Department

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Rob Bonz ... assistant editor
Shannon Carey ... apprentice editor
Fred Chandler ... post production executive
Karman Graham ... post-production assistant
Kurt Leitner ... post-production coordinator
Tara McKinley ... assistant editor
Kevin D. Ross ... assistant editor
Roy Waldspurger ... assistant editor: avid

Casting By

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Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

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Donald Graham Burt

Art Direction by

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Kevin Constant

Set Decoration by

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Barbara Munch

Costume Design by

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Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department

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Ma Kalaadevi Ananda ... makeup designer: Ms. Sarandon (as Marilyn Carbone)
Bonnie Clevering ... key hair stylist
Paul LeBlanc ... hair designer: Ms. Sarandon
Bob Mills ... key makeup artist (as Robert J. Mills)
Cyndi Reece-Thorne ... additional makeup artist

Production Management

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Donna E. Bloom ... production manager: Los Angeles / unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lorien Gray ... dga trainee
Betsy Magruder ... first assistant director
Rusty Mahmood ... second second assistant director
Jonathan McGarry ... second assistant director

Art Department

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George Atamian ... set dresser
Bruce Di Valerio ... construction coordinator
Sara Gardner-Gail ... buyer
Brian J. Geary ... carpenter
Canada Johanna Gordon ... art department production assistant
Michael Goss ... paint runner
Chad Hagaman ... assistant property master
Robert W. Harbour ... set designer (as Robert Harbour)
Werner Hoetzinger ... set dresser
Richard Kasper ... art department production assistant
Jeffrey Kushon ... lead man
Sean Mannion ... property master
Todd McKibben ... propmaker foreman
Patti McNulty ... art department coordinator (as Patricia McNulty Lueker)
Luigi Mugavero ... set dresser
Michael Pennington ... prop maker
Nicholas Rymond ... key set dresser (as Nick Raymond)
Theodore Sharps ... set designer
Larry J. White II ... lead man
Julie Witherington ... assistant property master (as Julie Sexsmith)

Sound Department

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Sandina Bailo-Lape ... foley editor
Jennifer Barin ... re-recordist
Christopher Barron ... digital transfer
Raul A. Bruce ... boom operator
Mark DeSimone ... adr engineer
Tony Eckert ... foley mixer
Joseph Geisinger ... production sound mixer
Jonathan Greber ... digital transfer
J.R. Grubbs ... sound effects editor
Gabriel Guy ... machine room operator
Samuel H. Hinckley ... sound effects editor (as Sam Hinckley)
Lora Hirschberg ... re-recording mixer
Bobby Johanson ... adr engineer
Stephen Kearney ... assistant sound editor
Sean Landeros ... machine room operator
Mark Lindow ... mix technician
Diane Linn ... adr recordist
David Lucarelli ... adr recordist
Joan Malloch ... digital transfer
James Marchione ... adr recordist (as Jim Marchione)
Yvette Marxer ... utility sound (as Yvette Garfield)
Frank 'Pepe' Merel ... foley recordist
Peggy Names ... sound utility
Brandon Proctor ... mix technician
Charleen Richards ... adr mixer
Gary A. Rizzo ... re-recording mixer
John Roesch ... foley artist
Marcie Romano ... supervising assistant sound editor (as Marcie 'The Machette' Romano)
Ronald G. Roumas ... machine room supervisor
Susan Sanford ... sound effects editor
Dee Selby ... digital transfer
Michael Silvers ... supervising sound editor
Kent Sparling ... mix technician
Greg Steele ... adr mixer
Dianna Stirpe ... dialogue editor
Dennie Thorpe ... foley artist
John Torrijos ... video services (as John 'J.T.' Torrijos)
Jana Vance ... foley artist
Christian von Burkleo ... video services (as Christian Von Burkleo)
Christopher Boyes ... Re-recording Mixer (uncredited) / Sound Designer (uncredited)
Tod Chapman ... Re-recordist (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Thomas Giordano ... playback operator (uncredited)
Pete Horner ... re-recording mixer: temp mix (uncredited)
Bobby Johanson ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Brandon Proctor ... Assistant Re-recording Mixer (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)
Kent Sparling ... assistant re-recording mixer (uncredited) / re-recording mixer: effects, temp mix (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Dan Edwards ... special effects
Dale Ettema ... special effects
Scott Garcia ... special effects
David P. Kelsey ... special effects foreman
Jeffrey Knott ... special effects
Jeffrey Machit ... special effects
R. Bruce Steinheimer ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Brian Hanable ... digital retouch artist
Rich Thorne ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Bob Bralver ... stunt driver
Glory Fioramonti ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Antar Abderrahman Jr. ... lighting technician
Josh Blakeslee ... assistant camera
John Bonnin ... crane operator: Akela crane
Peter Clemence ... key grip
Alan Colbert ... assistant chief lighting technician
Scott Crabbe ... video assist operator: additional scenes
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana ... rigging key grip
Clinton Dougherty ... camera operator
Curtis Failor ... rigging electrician
Tommy 'Hooper' Flanagan ... grip
Steven Frohardt ... best boy grip
Bruce Hamme ... dolly grip
David Katz ... video assist operator
Ivan H. Migel ... grip rigging best boy
Jonathon E. Salzman ... gaffer
Lorey Sebastian ... still photographer
Don Telles ... grip
Christopher Wiggins ... assistant camera
Chris Zamoscianyk ... electrician
James Frederick ... electrician (uncredited)
Michael Grady ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Vich Thiensuwana ... rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Nina Barry ... casting assistant
Kim Coleman ... casting associate
Johnny Gidcomb ... adr voice casting
Michele Short ... casting assistant
Wendy Weidman ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Patia Prouty ... assistant to costume designer / costumer
Nava R. Sadan ... set costumer
Lori Stilson ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Terri L. Burns ... location scout
Kristi Frankenheimer ... location manager: Las Vegas (as Kristi Frankenheimer-Davis)
Eric Klosterman ... location manager
Jay Traynor ... co-location manager
Kristan Wagner ... location manager

Music Department

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Deva Anderson ... music supervisor
Bryony Atkinson ... additional vocalist
Steve Bartek ... conductor / orchestrator
David Campbell ... arranger, orchestrator, conductor
Dan Coleman ... music arranger: strings, Lisa Loeb
Debbi Datz-Pyle ... orchestra contractor: The Music Team (as Debbie Datz-Pyle)
Robert Fernandez ... score mixing engineer (as Bob Fernandez)
Inara George ... additional vocalist
Larry Newman ... musician: trumpet instructor
John O'Brien ... composer: additional music
Bobbi Page ... vocal contractor/score vocalist
Ellen Segal ... music editor
Fletcher Sheridan ... on camera vocalist
Edgardo Simone ... additional orchestrator
Patti Zimmitti ... orchestra contractor: The Music Team
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
Danielle Diego ... music executive (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
Monique Donnelly ... singer (uncredited)
Ellen Ginsburg ... music clearance (uncredited)
Daniel Gold ... music prep (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Lisa Donovan Lukas ... music preparation (uncredited)
John Rodd ... orchestral scoring recordist (uncredited)
Dennis Sager ... scoring engineer (uncredited)
Marni Sanders ... copyist (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marion Tumen ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Lyle Christensen ... shotmaker driver
William P. Lafon ... driver

Additional Crew

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Chad Ahrendt ... assistant: Laurence Mark
Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Susan Boyajian ... voice actor
Joe Cappelletti ... adr voice artist
Darrin Clubb ... foreman
Corey L.D. Cook ... assistant production coordinator
Martha Cronin ... production accountant
Wendy Renskowski Dale ... assistant accountant
Jennifer S. Deayton ... assistant production coordinator (as Jenna Stephens)
Linda E. Degus ... production secretary
David Dore ... production assistant
Gregory Dunigan ... clearance coordinator (as Gregory R. Dunigan)
Lori Evans ... post-production accountant
Gary A. Gibson ... assistant to writer
Carla Hacken ... studio executive
Wade Hagen ... assistant accountant
Judith Jennings ... studio teacher
Robert A. Levine ... unit publicist
Andrew Magarian ... acting coach
Marc Mann ... midi preparations / midi programmer
Eric Mansur ... assistant: Laurence Mark
Montez A. Monroe ... production coordinator
Nancy Neumann ... studio teacher
David Orr ... producer asst: Laurence Mark
Karen Scarborough ... payroll accountant
Mark Sussman ... additional voices
David Waters ... production assistant
Eckhard Dilssner ... advisor: screenwriter (uncredited)
Bobby Shue ... intern (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverley Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother's always flamboyant behaviour and in turns plans to get away to university on the east coast. Mum's plans are different - she wants a movie star for a daughter. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Plot Keywords
Taglines A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Ma mère, moi et ma mère (France)
  • Überall, nur nicht hier (Germany)
  • A cualquier otro lugar (Spain)
  • Samo tu ne (Croatia)
  • I mitera mou kai ego (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 114 min
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Box Office

Budget $23,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $5,607,137, 14 Nov 1999

Did You Know?

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Trivia Susan Sarandon informed the movie's producers that she would not be interested in the project if Natalie Portman was not cast as her daughter. See more »
Goofs In the scene where Adele wakes up Ann to go see the sun rise, they are looking West out on the Pacific Ocean, but the sun would be rising in the East, not the West. To view anything in that direction, they would be watching the sun set. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Double Jeopardy/Jakob the Liar/Mumford (1999). See more »
Soundtracks Anywhere But Here See more »
Quotes Ann: You don't have a job in the Los Angeles school district.
Adele: I have an interview, and a great outfit.
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