Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio about a woman who overcame difficulties, including being a teen mother, but who later earned a master's degree. The movie's narrative spans the years 1961 to 1986. It stars Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, and James Woods. It was directed by Penny Marshall. Although co-produced by Beverly Donofrio, many details from the book and film differ. Intelligent but naive Beverly Donofrio , a teenager when the movie begins in the early 1960s, dreams of becoming a writer. At 15, she and... her best friend Fay , go to a party and get drunk. Beverly ends up having sex with a friendly stranger named Ray . She finds out she is pregnant and contemplates having an abortion, but cannot bring herself to do so. Ray feels it would be right to propose to Beverly and professes his love for her, she reluctantly replies the same. At her wedding, Fay announces she is also pregnant and the two girls, although upset, celebrate the fact they will both have little girls together.
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| Release date: | October 19, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Penny Marshall |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 132 Minutes |
| Producer: | Julie Ansell, Sara Colleton, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai, James L. Brooks |
| Editor: | Lawrence Jordan, Richard Marks |
| Music by: | Hans Zimmer, Heitor Pereira |
| Cinematography: | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Screenplay by: | Morgan Ward |
| Estimated budget: | $48,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Riding in Cars with Boys |
| Genre: | Comedy |