Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.
Acting
Young Christina Ricci's unhinged energy is *chef's kiss*.
Direction
Glatter makes 1970 feel like a fever dream you lived.
Writing
Truth or dare scene still devastating decades later.
Director
Lesli Linka Glatter
Christina Ricci
Roberta
Rosie O'Donnell
Roberta
Thora Birch
Teeny
Melanie Griffith
Teeny
Gaby Hoffmann
Samantha
Demi Moore
Samantha
Ashleigh Aston Moore
Chrissy
Rita Wilson
Chrissy
Devon Sawa
Scott Wormer
Walter Sparrow
Crazy Pete
Cloris Leachman
Grandma Albertson
Lolita Davidovich
Mrs. Albertson
Janeane Garofalo
Wiladene
Hank Azaria
Bud Kent
Bonnie Hunt
Mrs. DeWitt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thora Birch was only 13 during filming — her 'developing' storyline was wildly uncomfortable to shoot.
This film invented the 'adult actors play their younger selves' flashback structure that dominated 90s cinema.
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