Riding in Cars with Boys

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

157 December 2001 (IE)Comedy, Drama, Romance2 hours and 12 minutes
68%
User score

She did everything wrong, but got everything right.

Description

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

Morgan Ward
Screenplay
Penny Marshall
Director
Beverly D'Onofrio
Book

Actors

Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Beverly Donofrio
Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn
Ray Hasek
Adam Garcia
Adam Garcia
Jason
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy
Fay Forrester
James Woods
James Woods
Leonard Donofrio
Lorraine Bracco
Lorraine Bracco
Teresa Donofrio
Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez
Shirley Perro
Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert
Tina Barr
Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli
Tommy Butcher
Mika Boorem
Mika Boorem
Beverly Donofrio (Age 11)
Vincent Pastore
Vincent Pastore
Uncle Lou
Maryann Urbano
Maryann Urbano
Aunt Ann
Alexia Landeau
Alexia Landeau
Jenny
Kristin Proctor
Kristin Proctor
Cindy
Celine Ordioni
Celine Ordioni
Janet Donofrio (Age 8)
Alissa Dean
Alissa Dean
Townie Girl #1
Jessica Leshnower
Jessica Leshnower
Townie Girl #2
Temple Brooks
Temple Brooks
Karen
Lauren Lake
Lauren Lake
Karen's Friend
Desmond Harrington
Desmond Harrington
Bobby
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$48,000,000

Revenue

$35,700,000

Keywords
pubertydreambabybecoming an adultwifedrug addictionbiographybased on true storyunwillingly pregnantwritermarriage problemswoman directorsentimental