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
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Derek Smith, Apollo Guide
Heavy-handed musical score, trite dialogue, hammy acting, and one-dimensional characters.
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Cast
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Scott Bakula
as Nick
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Elizabeth Perkins
as Mama
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Alison Pill
as Tilden
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Margo Martindale
as Lainey
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Anna Starnino
as Elizabeth's teacher
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Karen Woolridge
as Another Nurse
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Jackie Laidlaw
as Woman
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Gloria Slade
as Mrs. Zimmerman
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Kyle Schmid
as Jamie Sanders
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Sarah Gadon
as Samantha
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Steve Behal
as Husband
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Tamara Hope
as Elizabeth
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Peter Snider
as Doctor
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Paulette Sinclair
as Mrs. Teuffel
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Lauren Collins
as Susie
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Heather Allin
as Atlanta Teacher #1
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Ksenia Solo
as Girl
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Brent Eikhard
as Band Member #1
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Trevor Huggett
as Band Member #3
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Jonathan Luff
as U.S. Postman
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Noah Giffin
as Altar Boy
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Ashley Leggat
as Libbie
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Roz Michaels
as Atlanta Teacher #2
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Galen Dineen
as Kid #1
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Joanne Reece
as Nurse
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Brian Twaites
as Band Member #2
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Frank Blanch
as Priest
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Alexander Radin
as Bus Monitor
