A girl fed up with her quirky, dysfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spend time with each other.
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
experiment
narration
camping
stepparents
vacation
dysfunctional family
family relationships
author
dating
swimming
divorce
family reunion
hitchhiking
lying
running away
woman director
extended family
stepsiblings
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Hillary Wolf
Laura Chartoff
Griffin Dunne
David
Dan Futterman
Josh
Patricia Kalember
Barbara
Jenny Lewis
Corinne
Ben Savage
Sam
Adrienne Shelly
Stephanie
David Strathairn
Keith
Margaret Whitton
Melinda
Meagen Fay
Mom
Marc Grapey
Employee
Googy Gress
The Dad
Crew
Joan Micklin Silver
Director
Patrick Williams
Original Music Composer
Theo van de Sande
Director of Photography
Mark Goddard
Story
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Lizzie
The main actress is exactly what I imagined Kristy Thomas to look like.
The movie was cute but idk about that thing at the end with the brother and the dads girlfriend
The main actress is exactly what I imagined Kristy Thomas to look like.
The movie was cute but idk about that thing at the end with the brother and the dads girlfriend
Club Skunk
5.2★ · 03/27/25
Another Joan Micklin Silver!!!
I love a wacky silly dramedy about a dysfunctional family where events transpire which would absolutely bring any real family to its knees and irreparably damage relationships therein beyond repair but it's a movie so it ends with everyone living laughing and loving like CPS shouldn't be on the way and everyone shouldn't be getting a divorce. Crazy ass movie. Josh was hot as fuck.
Another Joan Micklin Silver!!!
I love a wacky silly dramedy about a dysfunctional family where events transpire which would absolutely bring any real family to its knees and irreparably damage relationships therein beyond repair but it's a movie so it ends with everyone living laughing and loving like CPS shouldn't be on the way and everyone shouldn't be getting a divorce. Crazy ass movie. Josh was hot as fuck.
Monica S
I love nostalgia.
I love nostalgia.
Spence
6.0★ · 01/06/25
If these are the best years of my life, I must have some serious third-degree burns in my future.Based on the title and description, I was hoping for something closer to Adventures in Babysitting. Instead, most of this takes place at a lakeside campground and on mountain roads/truck stops… not quite as thrilling. There are some nice shots due to all the nature around, but the characters and story are so low stakes it just didn’t keep my attention.
If these are the best years of my life, I must have some serious third-degree burns in my future.Based on the title and description, I was hoping for something closer to Adventures in Babysitting. Instead, most of this takes place at a lakeside campground and on mountain roads/truck stops… not quite as thrilling. There are some nice shots due to all the nature around, but the characters and story are so low stakes it just didn’t keep my attention.
Nvalletutti
4.0★ · 12/15/24
My mom’s cousin plays the main character. Little Ben Savage is also the best.
My mom’s cousin plays the main character. Little Ben Savage is also the best.
