Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Poster

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)

PG-13 10/12/1990 Comedy, Drama 1h 35m
62%
User
Score
5.9/10
50%
44/100

She doesn't want much. Just a whole new life.

Overview

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.

Jim Abrahams

Director

Karen Leigh Hopkins

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Dinky Bossetti

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Denton Webb

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Mayor Bill Klepler

Dinah Manoff

Dinah Manoff

Evelyn Whittacher

Laila Robins

Laila Robins

Elizabeth Zaks

Thomas Wilson Brown

Thomas Wilson Brown

Gerald Howells

Joan McMurtrey

Joan McMurtrey

Barbara Webb

Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel

Les Bossetti

Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher

Rochelle Bossetti

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Media

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on March 9, 2024

**_Teenage Winona Ryder as a misfit coming-of-age in northwest Ohio_**

A celebrity from a small town in the Sandusky Bay region is finally returning home for a visit and members of the town react in different ways. A nonconformist teen (Ryder) has suspicions about the ‘star’ while developing a relationship with the school’s guidance counselor (Laila Robins) and pestering a man who has a history with Roxy (Jeff Daniels).

"Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael" (1990) is sometimes listed as a comedy, but it’s not; it’s a coming-of-age drama with satirical bits and occasional amusement. It’s not about the title character but about how that person’s ‘success’ and fame affect the locals who knew her or knew about her, not to mention those who appreciate her simply for putting t...

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