Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, Mary Kay Place

11-year-old Amanda and 16-year-old Laurel are motherless sisters who have reunited after running away from separate foster homes. The outwardly tough "Lo" believes she's always right when she's almost...( read more  read more... ) always wrong. "Manny," the more logical sister, ignores her own firm grasp of reality in order to stand by Lo. Driving from town to town in a station wagon, shoplifting from convenience stores, and spending the night in unoccupied model homes, they eke out a precarious life on the road. However, even the most resourceful children hit stumbling blocks. So when Lo finds herself pregnant, she convinces her sister to aid her in taking a hostage. The hostage in question, Elaine, is a maternity shop clerk who presents herself as the world's ultimate authority on motherhood. But Elaine is very different from what she appears to be...

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Lisa Krueger

Release Date: July 26, 1996

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DVD Release Date: January 20, 2004

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  • October 26, 2009
    Very sweet film about two sisters on the road after their mother dies, one 16 and one 11. When the elder sister finds herself pregnant, they hijack a woman from a store (Mary Kay Place) who they deem to know "what to do". Very good performances by all including a 12 yr old Scar...( read more)let Johannson who shows her talent here very early on.
  • July 4, 2008
    i ? scarelt johansson!! XD
  • July 5, 2007
    An honest, original independent film with developed characters. Sequenced perfectly. Saw it first in 96. Many times since. SJ's talent was quite apparent!
  • May 14, 2007
    Which one's the girl? I'm confused...
  • March 27, 2007
    Scarlett's best shape.
  • March 21, 2007
    Scarlett Johansson REALLY way back in the day. Interesting very young delinquents kidnap adult story.
  • January 20, 2007
    Not a bad just pleasant film... with unjustified after all is said and done. Thereafter the three start with the obligation with emotion (the OH, I am to be just average... it is not bad maintaining either.) Pretty history of entertainment... which it just tends to obtain a littl...( read more)e incredible sometimes.
  • October 16, 2006
    I'd been really tired all day, turned on the TV and this one happened to be on. Perfect for a rainy day, but it is not a movie one sees more than once.
  • March 20, 2006
    Pretty good. Mary Kay Place is awesome.

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