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Synopsis
Three teenagers learn a lot about life and love one summer in this romantic comedy-drama. Kat (Annabeth Gish), Daisy (Julia Roberts), and Jojo (Lili Taylor) are three working-class women just out of high school who have jobs at the same pizza parlor in the resort community of Mystic, Connecticut. Kat wants to study astronomy at Yale; when she starts baby-sitting for Tim (William R. Moses), a wealthy Yale graduate summering in Mystic, she finds herself falling in love with him, even though he's married and nearly twice her age. Daisy, who isn't sure what she wants from life, starts going with Charlie (Adam Storke), a recent law school dropout, though she starts to think that it may be more to rebel against her family than out of genuine affection. And Jojo is attracted to Bill (Vincent D'Onofrio), but she doesn't want to get married (she's already left him at the altar once); when Bill announces that he's no longer willing to have sex without marriage, she has to decide if his affections are worth a lifetime commitment. Conchata Ferrell appears in a supporting role as Leona, the proprietor of the pizza parlor, who zealously guards the secret formula of her sauce. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio Bill Montijo
Conchata Ferrell Leona Valsouano
Annabeth Gish Kat Araujo
Joanna Merlin Mrs. Arujo
William R. Moses Tim Travers
Julia Roberts Daisy Araujo
Adam Storke Charles Gordon Winsor
Lili Taylor Jojo Barboza

Production Crew

Mark Haack Art Director
Jane Jenkins Casting
Janet Hirshenson Casting
Tim Suhrstedt Cinematographer
David McHugh Composer (Music Score)
Jennifer Von Mayrhauser Costume Designer
Donald Petrie Director
Don Brochu Editor
Marion Rothman Editor
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. Executive Producer
Mark A. Radcliffe First Assistant Director
Susan Vogelfang Line Producer
Nan Piascik Makeup
Steven Frank Makeup
Vera Yurtchuk Makeup
Steve Tyrell Musical Direction/Supervision
Mark Levinson Producer
Scott Rosenfelt Producer
Susan Vogelfang Producer
David Chapman Production Designer
Scott Rosenfelt Production Manager
Amy Jones Screen Story
Alfred Uhry Screenwriter
Amy Jones Screenwriter
Joanne Pagliaro Screenwriter
Perry Howze Screenwriter
Randy Howze Screenwriter
Clay Griffith Set Designer
Mark Haack Set Designer
Brad Fiedel Songwriter
Frankie Previte Songwriter
Russell Fager Sound/Sound Designer
Ken Levin Special Effects
Ken Levin Special Effects
Norval D. Crutcher Jr. Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 1988
Runtime: 101
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature


Color type
DuArt Color

Sound
Ultra-Stereo

Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn Company

Release
October 21, 1988 (USA)
by Samuel Goldwyn Company

Awards
1988 - Best First Feature - Independent Spirit Award
1988 - Best First Feature - Independent Spirit Awards