I just re-watched the movie Mermaids last week- it was one of my favorites when I was a teenager. Have you ever seen it? It takes place in 1963, so the clothes and sets are awesome. It stars Cher as a sometimes awful, but somehow still loveable, single mother. Winona Ryder as a her disgruntled and disappointed headed-to-the-convent teen daughter. And little kiddo Christina Ricci as her seriously cute as shit little swimmer daughter. And it's pretty good! Not earth-shattering or anything, just a fun to watch, good story that's well acted. And Christina Ricci, I'm telling you- just too cute to believe!
The final scene has them all dancing around the kitchen (which has the greatest formica table I've ever seen) to this awesome song and it makes me really, really happy.
one of my very favorite movies ever. : )
Posted by: "miss" james | Nov 01, 2010 at 10:08 AM
I LOVE this movie!! And that song ;o)
I like most movies that deal with the family/mother-daughter dynamic. This one was really well done.
Posted by: Wanett | Nov 01, 2010 at 10:41 AM
i love love love that movie. must watch it again soon!
Posted by: katie | Nov 01, 2010 at 11:39 AM
One of my faves too!! I adore Cher's clothes in the whole thing. Now I need to rent it again :)
Love your blog- I've been reading forever and now am a follower :)
Posted by: Lauren | Nov 01, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Totally loved this movie too, especially Michael Schoeffling! Must watch again for sure. Now I'm reminded of that other obscure Winona Ryder movie - Welcome Home Roxie Carmichael...have to check that one out again too.
Posted by: Emily M | Nov 01, 2010 at 02:08 PM
ah! all i could think of when i first saw this pic is the movie 'Splash'. im not sure if i've seen 'mermaids', but i think i need to :)
Posted by: jen | Nov 01, 2010 at 05:40 PM
This is one of my favorite movies!! So so good...and that table is quite fabulous.
Posted by: Monica Soeldner | Nov 01, 2010 at 07:43 PM
I've always loved that movie!
Posted by: michelle | Nov 02, 2010 at 08:24 AM
I just watched that movie this weekend! Hadn't seen it in a while and I still loved it this time around.
Posted by: Morgan | Nov 02, 2010 at 06:58 PM
I LOVE that movie.
Posted by: Nadine H. | Nov 03, 2010 at 07:11 PM
Just stumbled across your blog from the Gifted magazine (so great by the way!) and this post reminded me how much I absolutely loved this movie! I watched the final scene that you were talking about on You Tube and I must watch it on Netflix this weekend. ;)
-Lisa
Posted by: bein' good to me | Nov 03, 2010 at 09:16 PM
oh, I loved this movie too! This was one of the contributing factors to my high school obsession with Winona Ryder. And HELLO! How could you post this without even mentioning Jake Ryan!
In 8th grade for PE we had a "lip synch" unit where everyone had to choreograph a song and perform it. Our group chose Cher's Shoop Shoop song from this soundtrack and we did the best in our class and got to perform it in front of an entire school assembly. One of my shinning moments :)
Posted by: robyn | Nov 11, 2010 at 07:26 AM