Directed by:
Richard BenjaminScreenplay:
June RobertsCinematography:
Howard AthertonComposer:
Jack NitzscheCast:
Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, Caroline McWilliams, Dossy Peabody, Tom Kemp, Michael Schoeffling, Jan Miner, Paula Plum, Baxter Harris (more)Plots(1)
Charlotte (Ryder) is an adolescent girl torn between her blossoming passions for a handsome caretaker (Michael Schoeffling)...and her desire to be a nun (a tough calling for a girl who's Jewish). Complicating her already precarious teen angst is a little sister (Ricci), a determined would-be swimmer she affectionately calls fish head, and their mother (Cher), a non-traditional, sexy, flamboyant woman who relocates them to a new town every time she causes a hint of scandal which is often. But even as their personal styles clash, these three incredibly different individuals begin to see that nothing not even a life-threatening tragedy can tear apart the bonds of family. (official distributor synopsis)
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Mermaids is at first glance a simple film, but it is also so nicely and sweetly acted that you swallow its straightforwardness with hook, line and sinker. The central female trio absolutely charmed me. Cher can not only sing beautifully, but also play a mother with a very dynamic lifestyle. The horny and bossy Winona Ryder with her colourful inner monologue and the endearingly goofy water and wine lover Christina Ricci also handled their roles with grace and offered, like Cher, memorable performances. Bob Hoskins wasn’t bad either and he made a likeable couple with Cher. As the saying goes, there is beauty in simplicity, and this is triply true of this film. Now all you have to do is say "whoosh" to the TV and blast the title song into your ears.
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