Directed by Richard Benjamin Written by Patty Dann June Roberts Cast Cher ... Mrs. Flax Bob Hoskins ... Lou Landsky Winona Ryder ... Charlotte Flax Michael Schoeffling ... Joe Christina Ricci ... Kate Flax Caroline McWilliams ... Carrie Jan Miner ... Mother Superior Betsy Townsend ... Mary O'Brien Richard McElvain ... Mr. Crain Paula Plum ... Mrs. Crain Dossy Peabody ... Coach Parker William Paul Steele ... Boss in Oklahoma Rex Trailer ... Dr. Reynolds Pete Kovner ... Perfect Family Father Patricia Madden ... Perfect Family Mother Justin Marchisio ... Perfect Family Boy Caitlin Marie Bottomley ... Perfect Family Girl Amy Gollnick ... Girl in Bathroom #1 Seacia Pavao ... Girl in Bathroom #2 Merle Perkins ... Nurse Baxter Harris ... Boss in Massachusetts Carol Moss ... Boss' Fiancee Denise Cormier ... Pretty Girl at Shoe Store Al Hodgkins ... Crying Man on Street Tamasin Scarlet Johnson ... Young Nun Sandra Shipley ... Crying Nun Russell Jones ... Judge at Swim Meet Shawna Sullivan ... Charlotte 5 Years Old Bob Rogerson ... Charlotte's Dad Tom Kemp ... Carrie's Husband Janice Janes ... New Year's Partyer Bill McCann ... New Year's Partyer Dottie Healy ... New Year's Partyer (as Dotty Pagliaro) Arnie Cox ... Kennedy Mourner Michelle Faith ... Kennedy Mourner Grace Costa ... Kennedy Mourner John McGee ... Kennedy Mourner Bill McDonald ... Kennedy Mourner Harry Cooper ... Kennedy Mourner Lynda Robinson ... Kennedy Mourner Jerry Quinn ... Policeman Uncredited Cast John Kennedy Jr. ... Self (archive footage) Caroline Kennedy ... Self (archive footage) John F. Kennedy ... Self (archive footage) Produced by Lauren Lloyd Wallis Nicita Patrick J. Palmer Suzanne Rothbaum Original Music by Jack Nitzsche

Additional Info Premiere: December 14, 1990 DVD Release: February 06, 2001 Blu-ray Release: April 24, 2018 Country: Distributor: Olive Films Websites: Production Companies Orion Pictures Distributors Orion Pictures   (1990) (United States) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2009) (United States) (The Winona Ryder Star Collection) (DVD) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1993) (United States) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1999) (United States) (VHS) Filming Locations Big Lake, Texas, USA Boston, Massachusetts, USA Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA   (school scenes) Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA Needham, Massachusetts, USA   (Hospital scenes) North Easton, Massachusetts, USA Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA Rockport, Massachusetts, USA War Memorial Pool, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA   (opening sequence) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating 5.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.4 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,865 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,861 Krull (1983) #2,862 The 15:17 To Paris (2018) #2,863 Harley Quinn: Season 2 (2020) #2,864 Harley Quinn: Season 1 (2019) #2,865 Mermaids (1990) #2,866 Straw Dogs (2011) #2,867 Vengeance (2022) #2,868 Pontypool (2008) #2,869 The Nightingale (2018)