Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.
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Laura Dern
Connie Wyatt
Treat Williams
Arnold Friend
Mary Kay Place
Katherine Wyatt
Levon Helm
Harry Wyatt
Elizabeth Berridge
June Wyatt
Margaret Welsh
Laura Condon
Sara Inglis
Jill O'Mara
William Ragsdale
Jeff
Geoff Hoyle
Ellie Oscar
David Berridge
Eddie Hunter
Director
Joyce Chopra
Screenplay
Tom Cole
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Palmyra Films, American Playhouse, Goldcrest, Nepenthe Productions
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August 16, 2014
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