With Winona Ryder known to today's viewers as working-class single mom Joyce on "Stranger Things", people may have forgotten that in the late '80s and early '90s, she often played outcast teens. The notable examples were "Beetlejuice" and "Heathers", but another was Jim Abrahams's "Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael". Ryder plays a high school student in small town Ohio convinced that she's the daughter of a celebrity from the town and hopes to meet her.
Unlike a lot of teen movies that I've seen, this one doesn't emphasize the era's popular culture. There are hints of it, but the main focus is on the townspeople. The relationships range from loving to hostile, but everyone's eager to meet the title celebrity.
I wouldn't call this any sort of masterpiece, but nothing bad. An acceptable way to spend ninety minutes. Moreover, how many movies have actually gotten set in Ohio, let alone filmed there? The rest of the cast includes Jeff Daniels, Frances Fisher (Rose's mom in "Titanic"), Dinah Manoff (Lee Grant's daughter), Sachi Parker (Shirley MacLaine's daughter), Stephen Tobolowsky, Carla Gugino and Beth Grant.
The director is best known for "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" movies. His former collaborator Jerry Zucker directed "Ghost".
Unlike a lot of teen movies that I've seen, this one doesn't emphasize the era's popular culture. There are hints of it, but the main focus is on the townspeople. The relationships range from loving to hostile, but everyone's eager to meet the title celebrity.
I wouldn't call this any sort of masterpiece, but nothing bad. An acceptable way to spend ninety minutes. Moreover, how many movies have actually gotten set in Ohio, let alone filmed there? The rest of the cast includes Jeff Daniels, Frances Fisher (Rose's mom in "Titanic"), Dinah Manoff (Lee Grant's daughter), Sachi Parker (Shirley MacLaine's daughter), Stephen Tobolowsky, Carla Gugino and Beth Grant.
The director is best known for "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" movies. His former collaborator Jerry Zucker directed "Ghost".