06 Sep 2001
What Matters Most
Despite different backgrounds and disapproving parents, a working-class teen falls in love with the wealthy son of a prominent family in a small West Texas town.
Palindromes
Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.
Top Billed Cast
Ellen Barkin Joyce Victor
Stephen Adly Guirgis Joe / Earl / Bob
Richard Masur Steve Victor
Emani Sledge 'Dawn' Aviva
Jennifer Jason Leigh 'Mark' Aviva
John Gemberling Second Judah
Debra Monk Mama Sunshine
Valerie Shusterov 'Judah' Aviva
Will Denton 'Huckleberry' Aviva
Sharon Wilkins 'Mama Sunshine' Aviva
Alexander Brickel Peter Paul
Shayna Levine 'Bob' Aviva
Hannah Freiman 'Henry' Aviva
Matthew Faber Mark Wiener
Angela Pietropinto Mrs. Wiener
Bill Buell Mr. Wiener
Rachel Corr 'Henrietta' Aviva
Andrea Demosthenes Gwyneth's Mom
Maggie Moore Christian Narrator (voice)
Tyler Maynard Jiminy
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