Product Details

• Actors: Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Laila Robins, Thomas Wilson Brown, Joan McMurtrey
• Directors: Jim Abrahams
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301954815
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,723 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky but delightful., May 29, 2001

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This is such a Winona Ryder movie. (I mean that in the best way possible; she really shines in this movie.) She plays teenaged, quirky, confused, unpopular Dinky Bosetti living in small town Ohio. She was adopted as a baby by a couple who she cannot relate to (especially the "mother", played by Frances Fisher) and who cannot relate to her, and she displays her frustration and confusion by wearing black and padlocking her bedroom door. The only allies Dinky feels she has are a group of homeless dogs she cares for at an old abandoned boat. Roxy Carmichael, the town's living legend, is a woman whose sexual prowess is so strong that it's not limited to either gender. Jeff Daniels does well playing Denton Webb, who was a lover of Roxy's in their younger days. Dinky interrogates Denton relentlessly about Roxy and begins to convince herself that Roxy and Denton are her biological parents. She eagerly anticipates Roxy's scheduled return (as does Denton, who is by now married with children) so that she can go away with her and finally have a mother who understands her. Dinky becomes so obsessed with Roxy's return that she becomes blind to the love that's all around her, from a school counselor, from a popular classmate, and from her adoptive father. I don't want to give away the whole movie. It's a worthwhile rental. PS You never get to find out who Roxy Carmichael is, which was mildly frustrating, but don't let that stop you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dinky, my hero...., May 20, 2002

By	C B Salter (earth (i think)) - See all my reviews

Its hard to star rate this. It's a film that doesn't explain itself - you either get it or you don't.
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Incomplete, quirky, beautiful. If you had a rough time at school (or are at this time) you'll easily find the nuggets in this film. Dinky is my hero!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, May 16, 2000

By	Avia93 (Texas) - See all my reviews

It showed real teenage emotions. I wish Hollywood made more movies of this kind.