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Title
Now and Then
Director
Lesli Linka GlatterDate
1995Origin
United StatesDescription
Three strong women -- Roberta Martin (Rosie O'Donnell), Samantha Albertson (Demi Moore) and Tina "Teeny" Tercell (Melanie Griffith) -- return home to reunite with their childhood friend Chrissy DeWitt Williams (Rita Wilson) and see her through the end of her first pregnancy. The four lifelong friends share their memories of the unforgettable summer of 1970, the summer their innocent younger selves (Christina Ricci, Gaby Hoffmann, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore) grew up.
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Otherness Archive Note from Sweat: There is a scene in this film where the character Roberta (Christina Ricci) binds her chest because she wants to appear as a boy. She is noted in the film as a tom boy and doesn't abide by the societal pressures of needing to appear "feminine". Its surprising that she doesn't end up gay or trans but her adult self is played by Rosie O'Donnell (a well known lesbian actor).