- Unhook the Stars
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name = Unhook the Stars
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director =Nick Cassavetes
producer = René Cleitman
writer =Helen Caldwel l
Nick Cassavetes
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starring =Gena Rowlands Marisa Tomei
music = Steven Hufsteter
cinematography = Phedon Papamichael
editing = Petra von Oelffen
distributor =Miramax
released =September 4 ,1996
runtime = 103 min.
country =France United States
language = English
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imdb_id = 0118044"Unhook the Stars" is a 1996
drama film starringGena Rowlands ,Marisa Tomei , andJake Lloyd . The movie was directed byNick Cassavetes , son of Gena Rowlands. Rowlands and Tomei both received SAG Award nominations for their performances.Rowlands plays Mildred, an older woman whose troubled
twentysomething daughter, Annie (Moira Kelly ), has just left home. Shortly after Annie leaves, Mildred befriends Monica (Tomei), a single mother from across the street, and Mildred eventually finds herselfbabysitter of Monica's young son, J.J. (Lloyd). Throughout the film, Monica and J.J. inadvertently teach Mildred valuable life lessons about herself and her relationships with others.Cast
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Gena Rowlands as Mildred
*Marisa Tomei as Monica
*Jake Lloyd as J.J.
*Gerard Depardieu as Big Tommy
*Moira Kelly as Annie
*David Rowlands as GeorgeExternal links
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