What Girls Learn (2001)

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Two young girls find themselves growing up fast when love and tragedy visit their mother in this made-for-cable drama based on the novel by Karin Cook. Elizabeth (Tamara Hope) and Tilden (Alison Pill) are sisters growing up in Atlanta, GA, with their single mother (Elizabeth Perkins). Elizabeth and… More Two young girls find themselves growing up fast when love and tragedy visit their mother in this made-for-cable drama based on the novel by Karin Cook. Elizabeth (Tamara Hope) and Tilden (Alison Pill) are sisters growing up in Atlanta, GA, with their single mother (Elizabeth Perkins). Elizabeth and Tilden's lives are turned upside down when Mama announces that's she's getting married to Nick (Scott Bakula), a man from New York whom they've never met. Nick turns out to be a good and understanding man, but while Elizabeth easily accepts him into the family, Tilden makes no secret of her distrust of her new stepfather. However, Tilden's feelings about Nick take a back seat in the family's list of priorities when Mama discovers she has cancer, and as Elizabeth, and Tilden try to deal with this crisis, they are forced to deal with the intrusive presence of their uncle. What Girls Learns was produced for the Showtime premium cable network, where it first aired on October 14, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 55 min.
Directed By: Lee Rose
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Oct 14, 2001 Wide
On DVD: Apr 8, 2003

Critic Reviews

Derek Smith, Apollo Guide
Heavy-handed musical score, trite dialogue, hammy acting, and one-dimensional characters.

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Good movie.

Cast

            Scott Bakula as Nick

            Elizabeth Perkins as Mama

            Alison Pill as Tilden

            Margo Martindale as Lainey

            Anna Starnino as Elizabeth's teacher

            Karen Woolridge as Another Nurse

            Jackie Laidlaw as Woman

            Gloria Slade as Mrs. Zimmerman

            Kyle Schmid as Jamie Sanders

            Sarah Gadon as Samantha

            Steve Behal as Husband

            Tamara Hope as Elizabeth

            Peter Snider as Doctor

            Paulette Sinclair as Mrs. Teuffel

            Lauren Collins as Susie

            Heather Allin as Atlanta Teacher #1

            Ksenia Solo as Girl

            Brent Eikhard as Band Member #1

            Trevor Huggett as Band Member #3

            Jonathan Luff as U.S. Postman

            Noah Giffin as Altar Boy

            Ashley Leggat as Libbie

            Roz Michaels as Atlanta Teacher #2

            Galen Dineen as Kid #1

            Joanne Reece as Nurse

            Brian Twaites as Band Member #2

            Frank Blanch as Priest

            Alexander Radin as Bus Monitor
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