Stella
“She sacrificed her own dreams to make her daughter's dreams come true.”
Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair.
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Cast
45 people
Bette Midler
Stella Claire
Known for
Hocus Pocus 2
The Stepford Wives
John Goodman
Ed Munn
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Trini Alvarado
Jenny Claire
Known for
The Frighteners
Little Women
Stephen Collins
Stephen Dallas
Known for
Revolution
Blood Diamond
Marsha Mason
Janice Morrison
Known for
Heartbreak Ridge
Audrey Rose
Eileen Brennan
Mrs. Wilkerson
Known for
Clue
Jeepers Creepers
Linda Hart
Debbie Whitman
Known for
Tin Cup
The Insider
Ben Stiller
Jim Uptegrove
Known for
Madagascar
Night at the Museum
William McNamara
Pat Robbins
Known for
Copycat
Chasers
John Bell
Bob Morrison
Known for
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Ashley Peldon
Jenny (age 3)
Known for
Cats Don't Dance
Drop Dead Fred
Alisan Porter
Jenny (age 8)
Known for
Curly Sue
Parenthood
John Erman Director · Robert Getchell Screenplay Olive Higgins Prouty Author
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $19M · United States release February 2, 1990
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,240,128
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 2, 1990
Theatrical
France
January 23, 1991 · Theatrical
April 8, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Germany
September 6, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
October 6, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 20, 1992 · Theatrical
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