Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.
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- 3 wins & 9 nominations
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- Debbie Reissen
- (as Allisa Alban)
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- TriviaThe first film made under Sandra Bullock's own production company, Fortis Films.
- GoofsWhen Birdee is sitting with Bernice on her bed after her father has just left her, Bernice tries to rub her eyes by first going under her glasses then she goes right through her glasses where the lens should have been.
- Quotes
Bernice Pruitt: My dad says that childhood is the happiest time of my life. But, I think he's wrong. I think my mom's right. She says that...
[Bernice's voice fades as Birdee takes over]
Birdee Pruitt: [laughing] Childhood is what you spend the rest of your life trying to overcome. That's what momma always says. She says that beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up. And it will, too...
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Hope Floats (1998)
- SoundtracksStop in the Name of Love
Written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland, Jr.
Performed by Jonell Mosser (as Jonelle Mosser)
Produced by Don Was and Ed Cherney
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets
The relationship between Bullock and Connick jr. So unbelievable. All through the movie she didn't want to know and then suddenly it was, oh, better get a happy ending in there, okay I will go out with you. Huh?
I just could not feel anything for these people. Everything has been done before and so, so much better. The direction was so poor that I saw the boom mike in two shots plus another camera in shot.
It was just not entertainment. There was a lot that could have worked for this film if only they had developed more of the story lines that looked like coming up and then were just pushed under the carpet.
I was very disappointed. And the acting was straight out of stage school. There was no real emotion to any of it.
- susie-11
- Nov 16, 1998
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,053,195
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,210,464
- May 31, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $81,471,882
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1