The story
A New York schoolteacher experiences a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies, and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Helen HuntApril Epner
Bette MidlerBernice Graves
Colin FirthFrank
Matthew BroderickBen Green
Ben ShenkmanDr. Freddy Epner
Lynn CohenTrudy Epner
John Benjamin Hickey
Salman RushdieDr. Masani
Daisy TahanRuby
Tommy NelsonJimmy Ray
Stephanie YankwittStacey
Lillias WhiteSheilaExplore the crew
- Director
- Helen Hunt
- Director of Photography
- Peter Donahue
- Screenplay
- Alice Arlen
- Screenplay
- Victor Levin
- Screenplay
- Helen Hunt
- Producer
- Helen Hunt
- Producer
- Katie Roumel
- Producer
- Connie Tavel
- Original Music Composer
- David Mansfield
- Producer
- Monica H. Anderson
- Producer
- Christine Vachon
- Editor
- Pam Wise
- Producer
- Pamela Koffler