Movie
Unhook the Stars
Overview
Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home. Though Mildred thinks she's found her purpose when her neighbor, overworked single mother Monica, asks her to look after her little boy, she has great difficulty learning to strike a healthy balance between giving selflessly to others and remembering to take care of herself.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-09-04
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Miramax, Hachette Première, Sheen/Michaels Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America, France
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gena Rowlands as Mildred
- Marisa Tomei as Monica
- Gérard Depardieu as Big Tommy
- Jake Lloyd as J.J.
- Moira Kelly as Ann Mary Margaret
- David Sherrill as Ethan
- David Thornton as Frankie
- Bridgette Wilson-Sampras as Jeannie
- Bobby Cooper as Bernt
- Clint Howard as Gus
- David Rowlands as George
- Jamie Bozian as Jason
Crew
- Nick Cassavetes - Director
- Nick Cassavetes - Writer
- Helen Caldwell - Writer
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