Stella
She sacrificed her own dreams to make her daughter's dreams come true.
Rating: 5.8 out of 10TMDB(38 votes)
Overview
Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (1991)
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Box office
Grossed $20.2M worldwide
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Based on
Based on Stella Dallas
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Music
Music by John Morris
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Billy Williams
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert GetchellScreenplay
- Olive Higgins ProutyNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 2, 1990
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $20.2M
- Countries
- United States of America
Production
Cast
Bette MidlerStella Claire
John GoodmanEd Munn
Trini AlvaradoJenny Claire
Stephen CollinsStephen Dallas
Marsha MasonJanice Morrison
Eileen BrennanMrs. Wilkerson
Linda HartDebbie Whitman
Ben StillerJim Uptegrove
William McNamaraPat Robbins- John BellBob Morrison
Ashley PeldonJenny (age 3)
Alisan PorterJenny (age 8)
Kenneth KimminsSecurity Guard- Bob GerchenBartender
- Willie RosarioDancing Waiter
Rex RobbinsMinister
Ron WhiteTony De Banza
Matthew CowlesSid
Louis FerreiraCocaine Dealer
Peter MacNeillBobby
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