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Riding in Cars with Boys
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| Riding in Cars with Boys | |
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| Directed by | Penny Marshall |
| Produced by | Julie Ansell James L. Brooks Sara Colleton Laurence Mark Richard Sakai |
| Written by | Beverly D'Onofrio (book) Morgan Ward (screenplay) |
| Starring | Drew Barrymore Steve Zahn Brittany Murphy James Woods |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer Heitor Pereira |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondrícek |
| Editing by | Lawrence Jordan Richard Marks |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 19, 2001 United States |
| Running time | 132 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$48,000,000, (estimated) |
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Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly D'Onofrio, about a woman who overcame difficulties including being a teen mother to earning a master's degree from the span of 1961 to 1986. It starred Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy and James Woods. It was directed by Penny Marshall and co-produced by Beverly D'Onofrio herself, though many details from the book and film differ.
The film was rather mis-marketed as a fun comedy in the trailers. This is particularly odd, as the film is more of a dark, sad analysis of life rather than a "fun" movie.
- Most of the set including the police station, Beverly's apartment, and the wedding hall were all abandoned buildings on the campus of Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey.
- The real life Beverly and Jason D'Onofrio appear in the movie as guests at Beverly's wedding. They can be seen sitting directly behind Barrymore in the wedding scene.
- When the rights were purchased in 1989 by James L. Brooks, Debra Winger and Cher were considered for the lead.
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