Out and about with boys

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Movie
German title Out and about with boys
Original title Riding in Cars with Boys
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 126 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Penny Marshall
script Morgan Ward
production Julie Ansell ,
James L. Brooks ,
Sara Colleton ,
Laurence Mark ,
Richard Sakai
music Heitor Pereira ,
Hans Zimmer
camera Miroslav Ondříček
cut Lawrence Jordan ,
Richard Marks
occupation

Unterwegs mit Jungs (Original title: Riding in Cars with Boys ) is an American feature film of the tragic comedy genre from 2001 . The director was Penny Marshall and the screenplay was written by Morgan Ward based on an autobiographical novel by Beverly D'Onofrio .

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The order 1950 born fifteen years Beverly Donofrio lives in a small town in Connecticut and wants writer be. She meets the barely older Ray Hasek, falls in love with him and becomes pregnant. Exposed to the pressure of social norms and morals of the 1950s, she decided to marry Ray Hasek, who she had only recently become known. Her father Leonard, a police officer, thanks the guests during the wedding for supporting the family during the difficult trial . Then Fay, Bev's best friend, gives a speech in which she stands by her friend and says that Bev looks beautiful and that nobody has noticed. At the end of the speech, she confesses in front of all the guests that she is also pregnant.

Beverly manages to study English and is hoping for a job at the university . During the interview, Ray is supposed to take care of their son Jason, but does not appear despite the appointment. Beverly takes Jason to the interview and is seen as not resilient enough. When she got home, she saw Ray standing by the car, whereupon she yelled at him because this was the most important day in her life, but since she was rejected, she was now just a normal housewife. She then works in a fast food store to support the family. After breaking up with Ray because of his drug addiction, she raises her son alone. When money runs out, she dries marijuana with Fay in her kitchen , and the police catch them. Fay then has to move to her brother in Arizona.

Years later, Beverly becomes a respected writer and plans to publish an autobiographical book. The publisher requires Ray to give written permission to publish details from their life together. Beverly and the now grown-up Jason, a student, go to their hometown. Rays' new partner demands a large sum to sign the consent. Ray signs the document anyway and gives it to Jason, confessing to his son that he has screwed up a lot of crap himself and that he often imagines how much he would have liked to raise his son and that Jason was the best thing in his life that he was ever got it. He is shocked when, after many years, he sees his father, who has since become completely shabby.

Jason tells his mother that he wants to move in with his girlfriend, Fay's daughter. Beverly is surprised she hasn't found out about the relationship for a long time, but leaves Jason the car so he can visit his girlfriend. She calls her father who, meanwhile understanding, picks her up from a parking lot in the last scene.

Reviews

The film received good reviews. The Rhein-Zeitung of March 8, 2002 praised the performances by Drew Barrymore , Steve Zahn and James Woods as well as the soundtrack. The Süddeutsche Zeitung of March 12, 2002 praised Penny Marshall's ability to avoid clichés; the performers were described as brilliant .

Awards

The film won the Prism Award . The director Penny Marshall won the prize of the Festival du Film "Les journées romantiques" de Cabourg . Drew Barrymore was nominated for the Teen Choice Award , Skye McCole Bartusiak was nominated for the Young Artist Award .

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