Directed by:
Howard ZieffScreenplay:
Janet KovalcikCinematography:
Paul ElliottComposer:
Cliff EidelmanCast:
Anna Chlumsky, Austin O'Brien, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Masur, Christine Ebersole, JD Souther, Angeline Ball, Aubrey Morris, Gerrit Graham (more)Plots(1)
Vada (Anna Chlumsky) is only 13 years old, but she's already been through quite a bit: She's practically grown up without a mother, her best friend suffered a fatal injury, and now her father (Dan Aykroyd) has remarried, started a new family and is moving them all to Los Angeles. When Vada starts tracing her roots to fulfill a scholastic assignment, she begins researching her mother's life, only to make some startling and wonderful discoveries. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Anna Chlumsky
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Tamara Olson
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