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12/10/1990 Comedy, Drama 1h 35m
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She doesn't want much. Just a whole new life.

Overview

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.

  1. Karen Leigh Hopkins

    Writer

  2. Jim Abrahams

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Winona Ryder

    Dinky Bossetti

  2. Jeff Daniels

    Denton Webb

  3. Stephen Tobolowsky

    Mayor Bill Klepler

  4. Dinah Manoff

    Evelyn Whittacher

  5. Laila Robins

    Elizabeth Zaks

  6. Thomas Wilson Brown

    Gerald Howells

  7. Joan McMurtrey

    Barbara Webb

  8. Graham Beckel

    Les Bossetti

  9. Frances Fisher

    Rochelle Bossetti

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-03-09
**_Teenage Winona Ryder as a misfit coming-of-age in northwest Ohio_**

A celebrity from a small town in the Sandusky Bay region is finally returning home for a visit and members of the town react in different ways. A nonconformist teen (Ryder) has suspicions about the ‘star’ while developing a relationship with the school’s guidance counselor (Laila Robins) and pestering a man who has a history with Roxy (Jeff Daniels).

"Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael" (1990) is sometimes listed as a comedy, but it’s not; it’s a coming-of-age drama with satirical bits and occasional amusement. ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$13,000,000.00

Revenue
$3,989,297.00

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