Stepmom
Be there for the joy. Be there for the tears. Be there for each other.
Stepmom (1998)
Timing:
2:5 (125 min)
7.151/10
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8.092/10
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116385
6.8/10
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Budget
$50 000 000
Revenue
$159 710 793
Director
Actors
Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken, Lynn Whitfield, Darrell Larson, Mary Louise Wilson, Andre B. Blake, Herbert Russell
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Wendy Finerman, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ronald Bass, Patrick McCormick, Pliny Porter, Margaret French-Isaac
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Ellen Lewis
Editing
Neil Travis
All team (36)
All team (36)
Short description
Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.
What's left behind the scenes
- Rejected film titles: "Goodnight Moon", "Promises Kept", "See You in My Dreams", and "Always, Always".
- The film was dedicated to the memory of Irene Columbus, the mother of director Chris Columbus, who died of cancer a year before the film's release.
- The song that Isabel (Julia Roberts) sings to Ben (Liam Aiken) in the hospital is called "If I Needed You." It was written by Roberts' ex-husband Lyle Lovett and was included on his album "Step Inside This House" (1998).
- Chris Columbus's daughter, Eleanor Columbus, plays a cameo role as a little girl in a ballet class (but is not credited).
- Patrick Doyle composed the film's soundtrack, which was ultimately rejected.
- This was the first theatrical film premiered by the WB television network.
- The film is known worldwide under numerous alternative titles. For example: "Be By My Side" (Spain), "My Best Enemy" (France), and "Side by Side" (Portugal, Germany).
- The song that Isabel (Julia Roberts) sings to Ben (Liam Aiken) in the hospital is called "If I Needed You." It was written by Roberts' ex-husband Lyle Lovett and appeared on his album "Step Inside This House" (1998).
- The film is known worldwide under numerous alternative titles. For example: "Be at My Side" (Spain), "My Best Enemy" (France), and "Side by Side" (Portugal, Germany).
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