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Synopsis: Helen Harris is living the life she's always dreamed of: her career at a top modeling agency is on the rise; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city's hottest clubs. But her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything. Helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister's children: 15-year-old Audrey, 10-year-old Henry, and 5-year-old Sarah. No one doubts that Helen is the coolest aunt in New York, but what does this glamour girl know about raising kids? The fun begins as Helen goes through the transformation from super-hip to super-mom, but she quickly finds that dancing at 3a.m. doesn't mix with getting kids to school on time--advice that Helen's older sister, Jenny, is only too quick to dish out. Along the way, Helen finds support in the most unusual place--with Dan Parker, the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids' new school--and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she's always loved and
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Garry Marshall
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
38
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
PG-13
Year:
2004
119 min
$37,379,556
Website
543 Views


- Oh, me, me, me, me, me.

- Me, me, me, me, me.

- Oh, yay. Oh, yay. Oh, yay.

"Lindsay, just remember...

...you're never too old

to dance around in your underwear."

No way.

Oh. Oh, my gosh.

- Oh, my gosh. Look.

- Oh, no. Devo.

You got the hats.

Where did you find these?

I couldn't believe it. On line.

Of all places. Bored at work.

- Remember this?

- Yeah. I do.

I remember you kinda

looked like fire hydrants.

- Remember the moves?

- Do I remember the moves?

Just see if you can keep up. Come on.

" Crack that whip

" Give the past the slip

" Step on a crack

- Come on, honey.

- Oh, no, no, no. Oh, look at you go.

- Let's whip it good.

- Oh, gosh, no.

" When a problem comes along,

you must whip it

" If the cream sits out too long,

you must whip it

" When something's going wrong

" You must whip it

- " Now whip it

- " Into shape

" It's not too late

" To whip it

" Whip it good

" When a good time turns around

You must whip it

" You will never live it down

Unless you whip it

" No one gets their way

- Good shot, Mom.

- Good shot, Mom.

- OK, step out. Holy Toledo.

- Huh?

What is going on?

Jen, our little sister has grown up

and turned into a dance-club tramp.

Please. You should talk. You had your fun.

Yeah. That was fun,

but I was never a size two, you traitor.

Hey, we would have won

if we'd played horse.

Audrey, Henry, no video games

until you clean up the den.

- Mom!

- Oh, honey.

- Night, Mom. Night, Dad.

You're looking good out there.

Thanks, Dad.

The coach said I can play in every game.

- That's great.

- Good night, everybody.

No, the birthday girl

should not be doing the dishes.

- I agree.

- Yeah.

I'll go change my shirt

and I'll come back and take over. OK?

OK.

You guys are such a Pottery Barn

catalogue. How did that happen?

Woo!

It's like they've never seen a dress before.

Um... They just haven't seen

half of a dress.

You know what you were saying

about the Pottery Barn catalogue?

You know how you get there?

You meet the nice guy,

you get married,

and you get to experience...

The miracle of life.

- Oh. Oh.

- Oops.

Well, I don't know

why I bother talking to you two.

Hello in there.

Will I be seeing you in four months?

Yes, I will. I hope you like potpourri.

Yes, I do.

And I hope you like Tupperware parties.

And lots of flowers. Lots of...

It's true as well. I do, I love 'em.

I love flowers.

- " I wanna feel what love is

- " I wanna know what love is

- " And I want you to show me

- " I wanna feel it, I wanna feel what love is

- " I wanna feel what love is

- " Ooh, baby

Thank you, guys.

All right, all right. Thank you.

That was great.

Helen and Devon. That's enough.

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Jack Amiel

Jack Amiel is an American TV writer, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating Cinemax's period medical drama The Knick, and for writing the films Raising Helen (2004), The Shaggy Dog (2006) and Big Miracle (2012), all with writing partner Michael Begler. more…

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