Directed by:
Allison AndersScreenplay:
Allison AndersCinematography:
Jean-Yves EscoffierComposer:
Larry KleinCast:
Illeana Douglas, Richard Schiff, John Turturro, Drena De Niro, Jade Gordon, Eric Stoltz, Tracy Vilar, Bruce Davison, Patsy Kensit, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda (more)Plots(1)
A look at a woman struggling to find her own voice in the male-dominated world of music follows the journey of singer/songwriter Denise Waverly through the corridors of the Brill Building during the doo-wop heyday of the late fifties and into Malibu's psychedelic surfer scene of the late sixties. Along the way, Denise discovers why, as she is told at her very first singing competition, "it's a lot more fun singing a song you like than tryin' to please everybody." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Illeana Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272535_ba9635.jpg)
Illeana Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Cape Fear (1991)
![Richard Schiff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269153_08c68b.jpg)
Richard Schiff
USA
![John Turturro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/141/166141525_f290eb.jpg)
John Turturro
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Raging Bull (1980)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
![Drena De Niro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272967_e15c57.jpg)
Drena De Niro
USA
Best movies:
Jack of the Red Hearts (2015)
A Star Is Born (2018)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Jade Gordon
Best movies:
Sugar Town (1999)
Grace of My Heart (1996)
![Eric Stoltz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268109_bb7d9d.jpg)
Eric Stoltz
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Little Women (1994)
![Tracy Vilar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247426_fa6459.jpg)
Tracy Vilar
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Gridlock'd (1997)
Missing (2023)
![Bruce Davison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269047_f751df.jpg)
Bruce Davison
USA
![Patsy Kensit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/262/162262093_302cd7.jpg)
Patsy Kensit
UK
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Bowie: The Video Collection (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The Corsican Brothers (1985) (TV movie)
![Chris Isaak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334295_96df19.jpg)
Chris Isaak
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
![Bridget Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267865_561e84.jpg)
Bridget Fonda
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
A Simple Plan (1998)
Lucinda Jenney
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
![Matt Dillon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/300/164300454_fe9ef9.jpg)
Matt Dillon
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
Frankie Starlight (1995)
China Kantner
USA
Best movies:
The Stöned Age (1994)
Airheads (1994)
Grace of My Heart (1996)
![Peter Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/703/163703992_7a4544.jpg)
Peter Fonda
USA
Best movies:
Easy Rider (1969)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Split Image (1982)
![Christina Pickles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/830/78830948_9a4717.jpg)
Christina Pickles
UK
Best movies:
Legends of the Fall (1994)
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
![Brian Reitzell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/377/160377566_b5a490.jpg)
Brian Reitzell
Best movies:
Grace of My Heart (1996)
![David Clennon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342484_162832.png)
David Clennon
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Gone Girl (2014)
Being There (1979)
Diane Robin
USA
Best movies:
Minority Report (2002)
The Fisher King (1991)
Crossroads (1986)
Paige Dylan
Best movies:
Sugar Town (1999)
Grace of My Heart (1996)