A motion picture that celebrates the art of survival, the gift of laughter and the miracle of friendship.
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.
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Classical in form, earnest, spare and resolved.
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- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Whoopi GoldbergJane Deluca
- Mary-Louise ParkerRobin
- Drew BarrymoreHolly Pulchik-Lincoln
- Matthew McConaugheyAbe Lincoln
- James RemarAlex
- Billy WirthNick
- Anita GilletteElaine
- Dennis BoutsikarisMassarelli
- Estelle ParsonsLouise
- Amy AquinoAnna
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- Herbert RossDirector
- Don RoosWriter
- Donald E. ThorinDirector of Photography
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Michael R. MillerEditor
- Arnon MilchanProducer
- Steven ReutherProducer
- Herbert RossProducer
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