Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother’s irresponsible and impulsive ways.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Actors: Andy Bowles, Ashley Johnson, Bob Sattler, Bonnie Bedelia, Caroline Aaron, Corbin Allred, Cricky Long, Eileen Ryan, Elisabeth Moss, Eva Amurri, Faran Tahir, George Peck, Hart Bochner, Heather DeLoach, Heather McComb, Jay Harrington, John Carroll Lynch, John Diehl, Lillian Adams, Lindley Harrison, Mary Ellen Trainor, Megan Mullally, Michael Milhoan, Natalie Portman, Nina Barry, Nina Leichtling, Paul Guilfoyle, Rachel Wilson, Ray Baker, Rick Hurst, Shawn Hatosy, Shishir Kurup, Stephanie Niznik, Stephen Berra, Susan Sarandon, Thora Birch Directors: Wayne Wang Production: 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures