Stella (1989)
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Bette Midler stars as Stella Claire, a working-class, fun-loving barmaid in northern New York State. A brief affair with handsome Stephen Dallas (Stephen Collins) produces a daughter, Jenny (Trini Alvarado), whom Stella insists upon raising alone, despite Dallas' marriage offer. As the years… More Bette Midler stars as Stella Claire, a working-class, fun-loving barmaid in northern New York State. A brief affair with handsome Stephen Dallas (Stephen Collins) produces a daughter, Jenny (Trini Alvarado), whom Stella insists upon raising alone, despite Dallas' marriage offer. As the years pass, Stella and Jenny are a happy pair. Stella gives up bartending to sell cosmetics, supported by her friend Ed (John Goodman), a bartender developing a crush on her and a problem with alcohol. Dallas has stayed involved with his beloved daughter from afar and is now a urologist in New York City, engaged to a book editor (Marsha Mason). As Jenny reaches adulthood, Stella becomes aware that life with her father would provide her daughter with opportunities that she'd never have otherwise, so she devises a painful, self-sacrificing scheme to drive Jenny from the nest. Although functional as a tearjerker, many of the themes in Stella simply don't make as much sense in a modern age of healthy, fractured families, muting the drama of the tale's earlier versions, specifically Stella Dallas (1937). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Erman
- Genres
- Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Feb 2, 1990 Wide
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Cast
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Bette Midler
as Stella Claire
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John Goodman
as Ed Munn
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Trini Alvarado
as Jenny Claire
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Stephen Collins
as Dr. Stephen Dallas
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Marsha Mason
as Janice Morrison
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Eileen Brennan
as Mrs. Wilkerson
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Linda Hart
as Debbie Whitman
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Philip Akin
as Police Officer
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Philip Astor
as Bar Customer
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John Bell
as Bob Morrison
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George Buza
as George
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Matthew Cowles
as Sid
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Eve Crawford
as Janice's Secretary
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Glynis Davies
as Mrs. Douglas
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Tedd Dillon
as Freddie
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Jane Dingle
as Bingo Winner
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Jayne Eastwood
as Nurse
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Megan Gallivan
as Preppy Girl
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Bob Gerchen
as Bartender
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Charles Gray
as Parent at PTA
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Christian Hoover
as Bar Customer
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Elva Mai Hoover
as Mrs. Hough
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Eric Keenleyside
as Wendell
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Ken Kimmins
as Security Guard
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John Kozak
as Mr. Wilkerson
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Terrence Langevin
as Bingo Announcer
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Elizabeth Lennie
as Airline Reservation Clerk
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Justin Louis
as Cocaine Dealer
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Todd Louiso
as Preppy Boy
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Peter MacNeill
as Bobby
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Sam Malkin
as Man in Theatre
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Rob McClure
as Stephen's Friend
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William McNamara
as Pat Robbins
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Jeff Nichols
as Preppy Boy
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Ashley Peldon
as Jenny Age 3
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Alisan Porter
as Jenny Age 8
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Jayne Rager
as Preppy Girl
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Catherine Robbin
as Leider Singer
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Rex Robbins
as Minister
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Willie Rosario
as Dancing Waiter
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James Shannon
as Teenage Heckler
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Ron White
as Tony De Banza
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Dwayne McLean
as Tom
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Ben Stiller
as Jim Uptegrove
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Michael Hogan
as Billy
