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Writers (WGA):
Sue Miller (story)
Ken Hixon (screenplay)
Release Date:
4 April 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Love no matter what more
Plot:
A light-hearted story of two brothers courting three sisters. full summary | add synopsis
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Jennifer Connelly Happy With Nude Scenes
(From WENN. 22 January 2002)
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one of the most underrated movies I have ever seen. more (62 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Doug Holt |
 | Billy Crudup | ... | Jacey Holt |
 | Will Patton | ... | Lloyd Abbott |
 | Kathy Baker | ... | Helen Holt |
 | Jennifer Connelly | ... | Eleanor Abbott |
 | Michael Sutton | ... | Steve |
 | Liv Tyler | ... | Pamela Abbott |
 | Joanna Going | ... | Alice Abbott |
| Barbara Williams | ... | Joan Abbott |
 | Alessandro Nivola | ... | Peter Vanlaningham |
| Nicole M. Vassallo | ... | Giggling Girl #1 |
| Amanda Sherman | ... | Giggling Girl #2 |
 | Shawn Hatosy | ... | Victor |
| Garrett M. Brown | ... | Webb Crosby |
 | Julie Benz | ... | Co-ed |
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Rated R for sexuality and language.
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110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #35047) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Canada:AA (Ontario)
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Jennifer Connelly and Liv Tyler play sisters in this film. Connelly played Betty Ross in Hulk (2003), and was replaced by Tyler in The Incredible Hulk (2008). more
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Anachronisms: There's a closeup of an Elvis Presley album which has a 1970's RCA logo on it. The logo is the same one the company currently uses, not that older "electric" lettering they had in the '50's amd '60's. more
Quotes:
Lloyd Abbott: You didn't know your mother at all if you think someone like me would ever stood a chance with someone like her. more
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Featured in "Showbiz Today: (1997-04-01)" (1997) more
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On Springfield Mountain more
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This movie has not received enough credit. In my estimation, each member of the cast has turned in the best performance of their career. From the relationship between the two lead characters, and with their Mother, and their connection to the Abbotts, this movie tells a moving story with true heartfelt emotion. I cried at many points in the movie. Joaquin and Billy are truly inspiring. Liv Tyler and Jennifer Connolley let us into their world of what life was like in the teenage world of the early 60's. We were transported in time back to that world with all of it social standards and sanctions. Pat O'Connor has outdone himself with this film.