Now and Then (1995)

Director:

Lesli Linka Glatter

Writer (WGA):

I. Marlene King (written by)

Release Date:

20 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A summer when four friends made a promise to return anytime they needed each other. Twenty years later, that time has come.

Plot:

Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.

Plot Keywords:

Writing | Husband Wife Relationship | Kiss | Family Relationships | Writer

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Aug. 18

10:00 AM

TBS

Cast

Christina Ricci	...	Young Roberta Martin
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Dr. Roberta Martin
Thora Birch	...	Teeny
Melanie Griffith	...	Tina 'Teeny' Tercell
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Young Samantha Albertson
Demi Moore	...	Samantha Albertson
Ashleigh Aston Moore	...	Young Chrissy DeWitt
Rita Wilson	...	Chrissy DeWitt Williams
Devon Sawa	...	Scott Wormer
Walter Sparrow	...	Crazy Pete
Cloris Leachman	...	Grandma Albertson
Lolita Davidovich	...	Mrs. Albertson, Samantha's Mom
Janeane Garofalo	...	Wiladene
Hank Azaria	...	Bud Kent
Bonnie Hunt	...	Mrs. DeWitt, Chrissy's Mom

Also Known As:

The Gaslight Addition (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for adolescent sex discussions.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:6 (w) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

When the adult Chrissy is scanning the front cover of "People" with Teeny on the cover, the smaller headline at the top reads, "Linda Richmond tells all in new autobiography!" with a picture of Mike Myers dressed as his famous "Saturday Night Live" (1975) character.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sand vanishes from Teeny's arm and leg and Roberta's rear.

Quotes:

Samantha: I decided not to tell the others about my father, call me a fool but I actually thought he'd be back, a wishful notion I held onto for years. At the time no one in The Gaslight Edition had gotten a divorce and the last thing I wanted was to be different from my friends.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Murphy Brown: Then and Now (#10.15)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Band of Gold

All-star cast. All-good film.

'Now And Then' is about a group of women who return to their old treehouse and reminisce about the one summer that truly changed their lives...

With an all star cast, 'Now And Then' features Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore, Rita Wilson and Rosie O'Donnell, with Thora Birch, Gaby Hoffman, Ashleigh Aston Moore and Christina Ricci playing their younger counterparts.

Teen star Christina Ricci ('Casper', 'The Adams Family') is great - as is Ricci's 'Gold Diggers' co-star, Ashleigh Aston Moore - as the mis-informed Chrissy. Bonnie Hunt ('Jumangi') and Devon Sawa ('Wild America') also star.

The story is great - plenty of laughs to be had here, with sad moments, too. The acting is A-Grade (the young girls look very promising) and the finished product is a film all the cast should be proud of.