Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
Directed by Christine Lahti
high school
friends
misfit
teenage girl
older man younger woman relationship
rebellious youth
gothic
opposites
divorced parents
woman director
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Albert Brooks
Randall ("R")
Leelee Sobieski
Jennifer ("J")
Desmond Harrington
Randy
Carol Kane
Mrs. Benson
Mary Kay Place
Patty (Nurse)
Michael McKean
Bob
Rutanya Alda
Woman at Apartment
Gary Bullock
Mr. Smithman
Kevin Cooney
Doctor
Nic Costa
Blaine (Surfer Boy)
John Goodman
Benjamin
Shawn Huff
Woman at R's Store
Crew
Christine Lahti
Director
Steve Porcaro
Original Music Composer
Jeffrey Jur
Director of Photography
Carol Baum
Producer
Sukee Chew
Producer
Robert Kurtzman
Co-Executive Producer
Howard Rosenman
Co-Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
20 reviews
Kioko Scholtz
7.0★ · 02/19/26
Ouch
Ouch
Camila yanez
2.0★ · 11/08/25
17 years old btw
17 years old btw
maddie
6.0★ · 10/23/25
I cant ever have anything💔
I cant ever have anything💔
lian
7.0★ · 09/11/25
This is what having daddy issues and finding a father figure feels like
This is what having daddy issues and finding a father figure feels like
lian
7.0★ · 09/11/25
This is what having daddy issues and finding a father figure feels like
This is what having daddy issues and finding a father figure feels like