Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Seen it?1990 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (55% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Easy A or Mean Girls, start here.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $13 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 91K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jim Abrahams
- Winona RyderDinky Bossetti
- Jeff DanielsDenton Webb
- Stephen TobolowskyMayor Bill Klepler
- Dinah ManoffEvelyn Whittacher
- Laila RobinsElizabeth Zaks
- Thomas Wilson BrownGerald Howells
- Joan McMurtreyBarbara Webb
- Graham BeckelLes Bossetti
- Frances FisherRochelle Bossetti
- Robby KigerBeannie Billings