About the movie...
Novalee Nation, 17 and very pregnant, has never
been part of a real home. The closest thing to family for the hard-luck teen is
her selfish, would-be musician boyfriend, Willy Jack, with whom she's traveling
from Tennessee to California in a rust bucket that used to be a Plymouth.
A bathroom stop en route, at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart, changes Novalee's life
forever. For when she leaves the store, she discovers that Willy Jack and the
Plymouth are gone. Only her Polaroid camera remains in the parking space.
Alone and broke, Novalee surreptitiously moves into the vast store, borrowing
food and supplies from its shelves. When she gives birth on the floor - and her
hideaway is revealed - Novalee and her "Wal-Mart Baby" become instant
celebrities. More importantly, over the next few years, Novalee finally becomes
part of an unconventional, makeshift family comprised of her wonderfully
eccentric new friends.
Now, with the family she always wanted, Novalee is transformed from a homeless
teen to a successful and strong woman. She has finally found a home in this
small town where fate has dropped her.
- WTHI -