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Movie Description
In this affecting family melodrama from director Robert Mulligan (TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD), Bill and Leona Hart (Michael Ontkean and Kathleen Quinlan) go to Jamaica to recuperate after the death of their infant daughter; there the grieving wife is comforted by the sagacity of the hotel's maid, Clara (Whoopi Goldberg). The wife asks Clara to come to the family's home in Baltimore to look after her teenage son, David (Neil Patrick Harris), and keep house. Initially, Clara and David have difficulty adjusting, but when his parents' marriage dissolves, David turns to Clara for advice and affection. A secret from Clara's past, however, threatens to dissolve David's tentative outreach toward a bright new world. Goldberg delivers a warm, unforgettable, and marvelously disarming performance in this charming film.
Synopsis
A Jamaican housekeeper enters the lives of a Baltimore couple on the verge of divorce. The couple's bitter 13-year-old son falls under her care and soon experiences a change of heart.
Film Notes
Film was shot in New York, Maryland, and Jamaica, and had an estimated buget of $14 million.
Robert Mulligan, the director of classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird," was not the original director of the film. He replaced David Anspaugh during the production process.
Neil Patrick Harris has his first staring role in this film. He later went on to become TV's teenaged doctor in "Doogie Howser M. D."
Industry Reviews
"...A delightful, unpretentious movie, hands down the richest work Whoopi Goldberg has done on the screen..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benton
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