Product Description: A single mother with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 in 1968 and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father. Special features: subtitles in english french chinese korean and thai audio commentary by drew barrymore theatrical trailers filmographies & much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/22/2008 Starring: Drew Barrymore Brittany Murphy Run time: 131 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Penny Marshall
Amazon.com: Riding in Cars with Boys achieves broad appeal as a tearjerker laced with hardscrabble humor. In the crowd-pleasing hands of director Penny Marshall, Beverly Donofrio's bestselling memoir loses much of its real-life gravity, but its rich humanity remains in abundance, especially since Drew Barrymore plays Donofrio with effortless charm. The movie spans 20 years, from Bev's pregnancy at 15 in 1963 (actually 17 in the book), through welfare parenthood with a heroin-addicted husband (Steve Zahn), and semi-adult resentment as her teenaged son (Adam Garcia) takes priority over her ultimate goal of finishing college and publishing her memoir. For all of Barrymore's winning tenacity, it's Zahn's goodhearted loser who gives the film its genuine soul while lending an edge to Marshall's cloying sentiment. The material begs for the subtler touch of James L. Brooks (who produced this and Marshall's more delicate hit Big), but that won't stop this movie from attracting a legion of admirers. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - Riding anywhere with Drew is always a joy...
My wife loves this movie, and I have to say that I find it quite enjoyable myself. Surprisingly, `Riding in Cars with Boys' is a decent dramatic comedy that touches the heart and pleases the viewer. ... Read More
Rating: - Pretty good
I didn't plan on watching this, but it turned out to be one of those slow evenings and quite frankly there was nothing else on. To my surprise I found myself drawn into the story. Mainly because our ... Read More
Rating: - Riding in Cars with Boys
My wife and I find the storyline to be realistic. The characters portrayed people who were believable in spite of their dysfunctions.
This movie has been added to our collection of movies to be ... Read More
Rating: - A True Account of a Young Mother's Life
This is the heart-warming, tear-jerking, yet still comical tale of a young girl named Beverly growing up during the 1950s; a time when sexual promiscuity was forbidden and, should an "accident" occur, the ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderfully Acted!!!
I really enjoy this film because despite that is sad its also very funny.This is a movie about the outside world, about what its really like to be a mother at young age. I recommend it especially to young ... Read More
- Pretty good
- Riding in Cars with Boys