You Ruined My Life
Seen it?1987 | 100 min | Family, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among families, this one's for you. One the grown-ups won't mind watching too.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Paced for all ages, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Skip it if you want something with an edge.
"You Ruined My Life" was a cute TV movie (from the Wonderful World of Disney movies that they show on Saturday or Sunday nights) starring Soleil Moon Frye as Minerva, a spoiled girl who lived in a Las Vegas casino with her Uncle Howie who lets her do whatever she wants. Minerva gets into trouble a lot, and her Aunt Hermione threatens to take her away from Uncle Howie. Paul Reiser plays Dexter, a professor who figures out a way to win every time at blackjack. Dexter gets caught at cheating, and Uncle Howie works out a deal for Dexter to tutor Minerva so she can get into a private school back east. This is easier said than done, because Minerva has never been interested in school.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Ashwell
- Soleil Moon FryeMinerva
- Allen GarfieldHowie
- Paul ReiserDexter Bunche
- Mimi RogersCharlotte
- Yoshi HooverYaki
- Tony BurtonMoustache
- Lisa RaggioLorraine
- Edith FieldsAunt Hermione
- Ken OlfsonMr. Arnold
- Todd SusmanJake