Riding in Cars with Boys

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Riding in Cars with Boys (19-Oct-2001)

Director: Penny Marshall

Writer: Morgan Upton Ward

Based on a book: Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Donofrio

Music by: Hans Zimmer; Heitor Pereira

Producers: James L. Brooks; Julie Ansell; Richard Sakai; Sara Colleton; Laurence Mark

Keywords: Comedy, Drama, Coming of Age, Biography

A teenage mother with dreams of becoming a writer suffers through a marriage with her child's drug-addicted father.

ABSTRACT
Adapted from a true-life memoir by Beverly Denofrio, Riding in Cars with Boys focuses on the author's dramatized life story of dreams deferred due to an unplanned pregnancy and the ensuing consequences, following young Beverly through from promising roots in working-class Connecticut to an unplanned pregnancy with eighteen-year old high school classmate Ray, an unfortunate episode leading to a tortured marriage plagued by the young man's all-consuming heroin addiction.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Drew Barrymore Actor 22-Feb-1975 E.T., The Wedding Singer

Skye McCole Bartusiak Actor 28-Sep-1992 19-Jul-2014 Firestarter 2: Rekindled

Mika Boorem Actor 18-Aug-1987 The Education of Little Tree

Lorraine Bracco Actor 2-Oct-1954 Goodfellas, The Sopranos

Peter Facinelli Actor 26-Nov-1973 Dr. Fitch Cooper on Nurse Jackie

Adam Garcia Actor 1-Jun-1973 Coyote Ugly

Sara Gilbert Actor 29-Jan-1975 Darlene on Roseanne

Maggie Gyllenhaal Actor 16-Nov-1977 Secretary

Desmond Harrington Actor 19-Oct-1976 Ghost Ship

Paz de la Huerta Actor 3-Sep-1984 Lucy Danziger on Boardwalk Empire

Logan Lerman Actor 19-Jan-1992 Percy Jackson & the Olympians

David Moscow Actor 14-Nov-1974 Big

Brittany Murphy Actor 10-Nov-1977 20-Dec-2009 Clueless

Vincent Pastore Actor 14-Jul-1946 Big Pussy on The Sopranos

Rosie Perez Actor 6-Sep-1964 Do The Right Thing

James Woods Actor 18-Apr-1947 Casino, Any Given Sunday

Steve Zahn Actor 13-Nov-1968 Glenn in Out of Sight

CAST

Drew Barrymore ... Beverly Donofrio
Steve Zahn ... Ray Hasek
Brittany Murphy ... Fay Forrester
Adam Garcia ... Jason (age 20)
Lorraine Bracco ... Mrs. Donofrio
and
James Woods ... Mr. Donofrio
Sara Gilbert ... Tina
Desmond Harrington ... Bobby
David Moscow ... Lizard
Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Amelia (age 20)
Peter Facinelli ... Tommy Butcher
Marisa Ryan ... Janet (age 19)
Mika Boorem ... Beverly (age 11)
Skye McCole Bartusiak ... Amelia (age 8)
Logan Lerman ... Jason (age 8)
Cody Arens ... Jason (age 6)
Logan Arens ... Jason (age 3)
Celine Marget ... Janet (age 8)
Vincent Pastore ... Uncle Lou
Maryann Urbano ... Aunt Ann
Alissa Dean ... Townie Girl #1
Jessica Leshnower ... Townie Girl #2
Aleksia Landeau ... Jenny
Kristin Proctor ... Cindy
Temple Brooks ... Karen
Lauren Lake ... Karen's Friend
Jordan Gelber ... Kevin
Gabriel Carpenter ... Sky Barrister
Kevin Thoms ... Mark
Vincent De Paul ... Linebacker #1
Joseph Cassese ... Linebacker #2
Kevin O'Rourke ... Jail Ward
Susan Forristal ... Mrs. Forrester
John Bedford Lloyd ... Mr. Forrester
Paz de la Huerta ... 1st Phone Call Flirt
Olivia Morgan Scheck ... Janet (age 12)
Dusty Rizzo ... Wedding Singer Tony
Gene Canfield ... Pete
Carl Capotorto ... Cop #1
Robert Greenhut ... Cop #2
Heather Hodder ... Donofrio Cousin
Sean Liotine ... Zippy
Tracy Reiner ... Nurse
Joseph M. Cannizaro ... Jason (newborn)
Noah Hartwick ... Jason (newborn)
Briana Tilden ... Jason (baby)
Skye Arens ... Jason (age 1)
Patrick Salerno ... Jason (age 2)
Robert Salerno ... Jason (age 2)
Samantha Reale ... Amelia (age 3)
Wade Mylius ... Al
Jon Korkes ... Counselor
Samantha Lucier ... Amelia (age 6)
Gaetano Lisi ... Sweeny's Owner
Michael Linstroth ... Dennis Forrester
Rosie Perez ... Shirley

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