| Produced by: | First Independant,
| | Moving Pictures
| | New Line Cinema
| Certification:
| USA:PG-13
| Cast
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| Christina Ricci
| Young Roberta Martin
| Rosie O'Donnell
| Roberta Martin
| Thora Birch
| Young Tina Tercell
| Melanie Griffith
| Tina Tercell
| Gaby Hoffmann
| Young Samantha Alberson
| Demi Moore
| Samantha Albertson
| Ashleigh Aston Moore
| Young Chrissy Dewitt
| Rita Wilson
| Christina Dewitt
| Diana Scarwid
| Lynnette Salerno
| Willa Glen
| Angela Albertson
| Bonnie Hunt
| Mrs. Dewitt (Chrissy's mom)
| Devon Sawa
| Scott Wormer
| Walter Sparrow
| Crazy Pete
| Credits
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| Director
| Lesli Linka Glatter
| Producers
| Demi Moore,
| | Jeniffer Todd,
| | Suzanne Todd,
| | Eric McLeod (co-producer)
| Music
| Cliff Eidelman
| Special Effects
| Andre G. Ellingson
| Editor
| Jacqueline Cambas
| Production Designer
| Gershon Ginsburg
| Costume Designer
| Deena Appel
| Written by:
| I. Marlene King
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| Summary:
| This ensemble-cast coming-of-age film showcases some | |
young talent but is only mildly entertaining and finally
forgettable, falling far short of the feel-good nostalgiafest it attempts to be. "Now and Then" centers mostly on "Then,"
telling the story of four girls on the brink of puberty who spend a summer experimenting with a Ouija board, playing Truth
or Dare, engaging in a flirtatious rivalry with a group of neighborhood boys and overcoming personal dilemmas. | The film
is bookended with the "Now," opening with a brief profile of what each girl has become and closing with a return to the
present, intended to show that the impact of that one summer remains with each of them 25 years later. The adult
characterizations are so sketchy, however, that the point is not effectively made. The focus being spread over eight
characters (counting both child and adult incarnations) diffuses interest in or connection with any one person. Gaby
Hoffmann ("Sleepless in Seattle") as 12-year-old Samantha, an intelligent, individualistic sci-fi buff who is emotionally torn
up by her parents' separation, is the standout; Melanie Griffith as the elder version of the vain but ultimately caring and
supportive Teeny is the only jarringly bad performance, as she is unable to transcend her stock squeaky-voiced dim-bulb
persona.
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