Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Nancy Abrahams, Rhonda Aldrich

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Nancy Abrahams, Rhonda Aldrich | "It's good to want things"

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Welcome Home, Roxy...

	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Nancy Abrahams, Rhonda Aldrich Paramount, 2007 average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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It's been fifteen years since Roxy Carmichael left Clyde Ohio for fame and fortune. Now the town is excitedly planning for her homecoming. Among those anxiously awaiting her return: the forgotten boyfriend who fathered Roxy's child (Jeff Daniels); Roxy's rival (Dinah Manoff); and Dinky Bossetti (Winona Ryder) a gifted but eccentric 15-year-old girl who feels secretly tied to Roxy's past.Sparkling with heartfelt humor and warmth Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael is a tender story of yearning and self-discovery. Of hopes celebrity and dreams. And the importance of finding acceptance on one's own terms.Runtime: 96 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 097363248941 Manufacturer No: 324894

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roxy carmichael come home

I ordered 2 of these because both my grown children loved this movie from their past! They were very pleased. Great condition

"It's good to want things"

Winona Ryder stars as Dinky Bossetti, an awkward teenager in a small Ohio town called Clyde. The citizens of Clyde are in an uproar because one of their own, a woman named Roxy Carmichael, who left town 15 years before to take Hollywood by storm is returning for the first time. Dinky finds herself enthralled by Roxy and begins to ask everyone she can for information about the woman. Why Roxy is famous, why she left town, what she was like? The more answers Dinky gets to her questions, the more she finds herself convinced that Roxy is her long-lost mother and that when she comes back, she'll take Dinky back to Hollywood with her.

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael came out when I was 10 years old and I remember being completely in love with it. Winona Ryder is at her best as this misunderstood teen misfit who doesn't fit in with the kids in her school nor with her own family and has to look elsewhere to make a place for herself. Dinky's obsession with Roxy gives her a reason to belong and finally makes her feel like she might fit in somewhere. Almost 20 years later, this film is still as great as it was when I was a kid. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys those early 90's films about misanthropic teenagers and their coming-of-age.

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Finally

Although the DVD is bare bones without a shred of extras, at least it is finally on DVD. I have always had a thing for this movie. Some of you may have noticed that earlier pictures of the DVD cover had Winona Ryder's name spelled incorrectly. When I received my copy I was pleasantly surprised that that error had been fixed. I am however guessing that there are copies still floating around with the misspelling.

Good Movie, Better Music

The movie is pretty good. I watched it with my God daughter when she was young, since it was evident even then she would be a part of the popular crowd, and I wanted her to see that she shouldn't pick on those who aren't.

However, what I really want to review is the music in the movie. For whatever reason, the soundtrack CD doesn't include the two main songs in the movie (including the one for which Roxy is supposedly famous!). Both those songs were written and performed by Melissa Etheridge. One of them, I Will Never Be the Same, was fleshed out and added to Melissa's ground-breaking career-making album, Yes I Am. The second is a partial song entitled Don't Look At Me. She never recorded it, and this is the only place you can hear it. Both songs are used very effectively in this movie. If you are a fan of Melissa Etheridge, this movie is a must-see.

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