Riding in Cars With Boys
Brief Synopsis
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After failing to get into college, Beverly Donofrio loses interest in everything but riding around town in cars, drinking, smoking and rebelling against authority. After becoming pregnant, marrying, then divorcing, she must cope with being a teenage single parent. She finally ends up at an elite New England university where she tries to reach a balance between her mistakes and her goals.
Cast & Crew
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Penny Marshall
Director
Drew Barrymore
Steve Zahn
Brittany Murphy
Adam Garcia
James Woods
Film Details
Also Known As
Pojkarna i mitt liv, Racing in Cars With Boys
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Mount Vernon, New York, USA; Yonkers, New York, USA; Tuckahoe, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 12m
Synopsis
After failing to get into college, Beverly Donofrio loses interest in everything but riding around town in cars, drinking, smoking and rebelling against authority. After becoming pregnant, marrying, then divorcing, she must cope with being a teenage single parent. She finally ends up at an elite New England university where she tries to reach a balance between her mistakes and her goals.
Director
Penny Marshall
Director
Cast
Drew Barrymore
Steve Zahn
Brittany Murphy
Adam Garcia
James Woods
Lorraine Bracco
Samantha Lucier
Robert Salerno
Gene Canfield
David Moscow
Gabriel Carpenter
Vincent Pastore
Vincent De Paul
Celine Marget
Cody Arens
Dusty Rizzo
Patrick Salerno
Sean Liotine
Carl Capotorto
Logan Lerman
Robert Greenhut
Rosie Perez
Alexia Landeau
Desmond Harrington
Olivia Morgan Scheck
Skye Mccole Bartusiak
Gaetano Lisi
Susan Forristal
Jessica Leshnower
Heather Hodder
Jerry Detita
Lead Man
Wade Mylius
Kevin Thoms
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Sara Gilbert
Maryann Urbano
Noah Hartwick
Marisa Ryan
Kristin Proctor
Logan Arens
Tracy Reiner
Joseph Cannizaro
Jordan Gelber
Samantha Reale
Briana Tilden
Peter Facinelli
Temple Brooks
Joseph Cassese
Michael Linstroth
Paz De La Huerta
John Bedford Lloyd
Jon Korkes
Alissa Dean
Kevin O'rourke
Mika Boorem
Lauren Lake
Crew
Murphy Achino
Set Production Assistant
Chad Ahrendt
Assistant
David Allen
Property Master
Tom Allen
Coordinator
Slamm Andrews
Sound Mixer
Julie Ansell
Producer
David A Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Bob Badami
Music Producer
Tamara Bally
Production Accountant
Richard Baratta
Unit Production Manager
Bill W Benton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Betancourt
Foley Mixer
Michael Betzag
Grip
Tracy Bolt
Sound Recordist
Natalie Bortoli
Assistant
Timothy M. Bourne
Coproducer
James L. Brooks
Producer
Rolland M. Brooks
Scenery
J. C. Brotherhood
Special Effects
Garf Brown
Scenic Artist
Michelle Lee Brown
Craft Service
Robyn Brown
Craft Service
Robert Buckman
Transportation Co-Captain
Jason Budrow
Consultant
Keith Bunting
Dolly Grip
Lane Burch
Foley Mixer
Bill Burns
Assistant Sound Editor
Desmond Cannon
Post-Production Supervisor
Patty Carey
Assistant Location Manager
Teresa Carriker-thayer
Art Director
Stephen Carter
Assistant Art Director
Nicole Cassidy
Assistant
John Chalfant
Sound Effects Editor
Kerry Clark
Coordinator
Douglas Cluff
Scenic Artist
James Alexander Cohen
Set Production Assistant
James Alexander Cohen
Production Assistant
Sara Colleton
Producer
Joseph R Collins
Assistant Camera
Kath Corgan
Loader
Richard Corwin
Dialogue Editor
Damian Costa
Greensman
Charles C Crutchfield
Costumer
Gloria D'alessandro
Dialogue Editor
Christine Danelski
Foley Editor
George Detitta Jr.
Set Decorator
Matthew Dettmann
Foley Artist
Craig Dibona
Camera Operator
Richard N Dolan
Rigging Electrician
Beverly Donofrio
Coproducer
Beverly Donofrio
Source Material
Richard Bryan Douglas
Carpenter
Peter J Dowd
Assistant Director
Joanna Dransfeldt
Assistant
Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor
Kim Drummond
Dialogue Editor
Ann Ducommun
Assistant Sound Editor
Rochelle Edelson
Scenic Artist
Ann Edgeworth
Props
Kira Edmunds
Assistant Sound Editor
Katharina Eggmann
Casting Associate
Tracy Ershow
Set Production Assistant
Jason Farrar
Accountant
Dawn Fintor
Foley Artist
Alison Fisher
Adr Supervisor
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Designer
Dana Le Blanc Frankley
Assistant Sound Editor
Abdul Franklin
Apprentice Editor
Philippe Gallichet
Caterer
Lynn Geller
Consultant
Terel Gibson
Assistant Editor
Judi Goodman
Hair Stylist
Galen Goodpaster
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Gove
Apprentice Editor
Laura Graham
Adr Editor
Kimberly Greene
Makeup
Wayne Griffin
Adr Editor
Bill Groom
Production Designer
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ted Haigh
Assistant Art Director
Stanley Steven Hall
Hair Stylist
Scott G G Haller
Foley Editor
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Gary Hecker
Foley Artist
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Xavier Henselmann
Chief Lighting Technician
Una Hill
Assistant Production Coordinator
Petr Hlinomaz
Chief Lighting Technician
Lynn Hoffman-dervis
Assistant Costume Designer
Joni Huth
Seamstress Supervisor
Michael Hyde
Transportation Captain
Alicia Irwin
Foley Artist
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Ava Jamshidi
Assistant
Bridget Johnson
Executive Producer
Charles Johnson
Set Production Assistant
Tudor Jones
Set Production Assistant
Lawrence Jordan
Editor
Dara Kaplan
Assistant
Kathleen Kearney
Set Production Assistant
Cheryl Kilbourne-kimpton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jonathan Klein
Foley
Nicole Klett
Location Assistant
Betsy Klompus
Props Assistant
Marion Kolsby
Assistant Art Director
Scott Kordish
Production Coordinator
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Donald A Kozma
Makeup
Christine Leiter
Makeup
Amy Lemisch
Coproducer
Howard London
Adr Mixer
Elliot Lurie
Music Producer
Todd Macnicholl
Grip
Kim Maitland
Sound
Verna Mandel
Music Editor
Randy Manion
Location Coordinator
Anna Maniscalco
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Brian R Mannain
Location Assistant
Laurence Mark
Producer
Richard Marks
Editor
Bernadette Mazur
Makeup
John Mcdonald
Assistant Camera
Shawn P Mckeegan
Production Assistant
Kevin Mckenna
Video
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
Chris Menges
Dp/Cinematographer
Chris Menges
Director Of Photography
Molly Mikula
Assistant Art Director
Chris Miller
Assistant
Kathlene Mobley
Wardrobe
Marisa Morabito
Assistant Editor
A Lee Morris
Assistant Camera
Gary Muller
Assistant Camera
Brendan Murphy
Assistant
Kip Myers
Set Production Assistant
Jennifer Nash
Music Editor
Stewart Nelsen
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Newell
Dresser
Michael O'farrell
Sound Effects Editor
T. J. O'mara
Sound Mixer
Barbara Olvera
Hair Stylist
Miroslav Ondricek
Director Of Photography
Miroslav Ondricek
Dp/Cinematographer
Greg Outcalt
Production Secretary
Francesca Paris
Hair Stylist
Paul Parsons
Assistant Editor
Richard Patrick
Assistant Director
George Patsos
Key Grip
William Patsos
Key Rigging Grip
Hector Pereira
Music
Laura Perlman
Music Editor
Michele Perrone
Adr Editor
Lyn Pinezich
Location Manager
Douglas Plasse
Assistant Director
Chuck Potter
Assistant Set Decorator
Curt M Pratt
Assistant
Judy Pursley
Accounting Assistant
Craig Radow
Set Production Assistant
John Ralbovsky
Scenery
Malcolm Reid
Foreman
Doug Rice
Assistant
Danielle Rigby
Assistant Director
Frankie Ritacco
Wardrobe Assistant
Larry Robinson
Scenic Artist
Carin Rogers
Dialogue Editor
Timothy Ross
Production Assistant
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam Operator
Amy Safhay
Greensman
Richard Sakai
Producer
Raymond Samitz
Construction Coordinator
Victoria Rose Sampson
Dialogue Editor
Bethann Schebece
Set Production Assistant
Andy Schwartz
Photography
Julian Smirke
Production Assistant
Julian Smirke
Set Production Assistant
John Sosenko
Camera Operator
Debra L Tennant
Assistant Editor
Greg Thompson
Assistant Editor
Sylvia Trapanese
Scenic Artist
Rosadel Varela
Dga Trainee
Juli Vizza
Assistant Editor
Georgianne Walken
Casting
Morgan Upton Ward
Screenplay
Morgan Upton Ward
Executive Producer
John Douglas Webster
Set Production Assistant
Sara Weitlauf
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Rosie Wells
Wardrobe Supervisor
Joseph White
Boom Operator
Grant Wilfley
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Hans Zimmer
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Pojkarna i mitt liv, Racing in Cars With Boys
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Mount Vernon, New York, USA; Yonkers, New York, USA; Tuckahoe, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 12m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 19, 2001
Released in United States on Video March 19, 2002
Beverly Donofrio reportedly received $100,000 for the rights to her 1990 memoir.
Project was previously in development at 20th Century Fox.
Beverly Donofrio reportedly received $100,000 for the rights to her 1990 memoir.
Completed shooting February 1, 2001.
Began shooting August 28, 2000.
Released in United States Fall October 19, 2001
Released in United States on Video March 19, 2002
