Andie MacDowell, Anne De Salvo, Candy Azzara

Steven Lidz (Nathan Watt) is 12 years old, confused and angry. Overwhelmed by life with an ailing mother (Andie MacDowell) and an emotionally distant father (John Turturro), Steven runs off to live wi...( read more  read more... )th his two eccentric uncles (Michael Richards and Maury Chaykin). There, he finds a measure of solace in his uncles' strange and endearing idiosyncrasies -- and makes the transition from boyhood innocence to a young man's understanding of life.

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PG, 93 min.

Directed by: Diane Keaton

Release Date: September 15, 1995

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DVD Release Date: June 3, 2003

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  • June 13, 2009
    Sweet sentimental though amusing story that centers around a young boy who's mother is dying of cancer. He turns to his eccentric uncles to find solice and strength. The roles of his parents are played nicely by John Turturro and Andie MacDowell as directed by Diane Keaton.
  • March 22, 2008
    An ok movie at the time...
  • July 12, 2007
    good movie...so sadd!!!
  • June 4, 2007
    Mixture of humour, melodrama and nostalgia.
    Animated directing.
  • May 11, 2007
    This was a cute movie.
  • March 12, 2007
    This is a BEAUTIFUL Film
  • February 3, 2007
    michael richards and that other guy are hilarious. its so touching though, i totally cried. the kid is so wonderful, he's human and alive and very much real. Franz, hahaha... very very good. the mom totally got to me, the way she went and kissed her kids and her husband and then ...( read more)left the room and died... i couldnt stop thinking about that scene for the rest of the movie. beautiful. what a lovely, enjoyable (not to mentionn cry-fest) film.
  • January 10, 2007
    Excellent. touching, humorous... irrelevant... just like Kramer.
  • September 28, 2006
    This looks really crap.

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