Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverley Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother's always flamboyant behaviour and in turns plans to get away to university on the east coast. Mum's plans are different - she wants a movie star for a daughter.

Director: Wayne Wang

Writer: Mona Simpson, Alvin Sargent

Actors: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Hart Bochner

Production: N/A