Beverly Donofrio
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Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 American biographical film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio, about a woman who overcame difficulties, including being a teen mother, and who later earned a master's degree. The movie's narrative spans the years 1961 to 1986.
Oct 19, 2001 · Riding in Cars with Boys: Directed by Penny Marshall. With Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Adam Garcia, Brittany Murphy. A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
- (31K)
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Penny Marshall
- 2001-10-19
Oct 19, 2001 · The fresh, funny, touching and true story of writer Beverly Donofrio (played by Drew Barrymore, who ages from 15 to 35 in the role), reveals her coming of age in the late 1960s and her whole...
- (110)
- Penny Marshall
- PG-13
- Drew Barrymore
After getting pregnant and married as a teen, Beverly works to find her voice and embrace a life much different from the one she dreamed of in her youth. Watch trailers & learn more.
"Riding in Cars with Boys" is directed by Penny Marshall and based on a memoir by the real Beverly Donofrio (reportedly much revised by the screenwriters). It's a brave movie, in the way it centers on a mother who gets trapped in the wrong life, doesn't get out for a long time, takes her misery out on her son, and blames everything on her fate ...
Seriocomic story based on the memoir by Beverly Donofrio, the movie follows a young woman who finds her life radically altered by an event from her teen years.
Oct 19, 2001 · Overview. In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father. Penny Marshall. Morgan Ward.
