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Riding in Cars with Boys

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Riding in Cars with Boys

She did everything wrong, but got everything right.

6.7

2h 12m

2001

“She did everything wrong, but got everything right.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Penny Marshall

Trailer

DramaComedy

pubertydreamsbabybecoming an adultwifedrug addictionbiographybased on true storyunwillingly pregnantwritermarriage problemswoman director

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Cast & Crew

Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

as Beverly Donofrio

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

as Ray Hasek

Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia

as Jason

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

as Fay Forrester

James Woods

James Woods

as Leonard Donofrio

Lorraine Bracco

Lorraine Bracco

as Teresa Donofrio

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

as Shirley Perro

Sara Gilbert

Sara Gilbert

as Tina Barr

Peter Facinelli

Peter Facinelli

as Tommy Butcher

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