Stella

She sacrificed her own dreams to make her daughter's dreams come true.

Categories: Romance, Drama
Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1990-02-02
Run time: 109 minute / 1:49
Revenue: $20,240,128
Director: John Erman
Writer: Robert Getchell
Production Companies : Touchstone Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Country: United States of America

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Bette Midler
as Stella Claire
John Goodman
as Ed Munn
Trini Alvarado
as Jenny Claire
Stephen Collins
as Stephen Dallas
Marsha Mason
as Janice Morrison
Eileen Brennan
as Mrs. Wilkerson
Linda Hart
as Debbie Whitman
Ben Stiller
as Jim Uptegrove
William McNamara
as Pat Robbins
John Bell
as Bob Morrison
Ashley Peldon
as Jenny (age 3)
Alisan Porter
as Jenny (age 8)
Kenneth Kimmins
as Security Guard
Bob Gerchen
as Bartender
Willie Rosario
as Dancing Waiter
Rex Robbins
as Minister
Ron White
as Tony De Banza
Matthew Cowles
as Sid
Louis Ferreira
as Cocaine Dealer
Peter MacNeill
as Bobby
Michael Hogan
as Billy
George Buza
as George
Eric Keenleyside
as Wendell
Megan Gallivan
as Preppy Girl #2
Rob McClure
as Steven's Friend
Sam Malkin
as Man in Theatre
Jayne Eastwood
as Nurse
Charles W. Gray
as PTA Parent (as Charles Gray)
John Kozak
as Mr. Wilkerson
Elva Mai Hoover
as Mrs. Hough
Glynis Davies
as Mrs. Douglas
Philip Akin
as Police Officer
Jayne Valseca
as Preppy Girl #1 (as Jayne Rager)
Todd Louiso
as Preppy Boy #1
Jeff Nichols
as Preppy Boy #2
Philip Astor
as Bar Customer
Eve Crawford
as Janice's Secretary
Elizabeth Lennie
as Airline Reservation Clerk
Dwayne McLean
as Tom
Tedd Dillon
as Freddie
Jane Dingle
as Bingo Winner
Jamie Shannon
as Teenage Heckler
Jaap Broeker
as Coffeeshop Owner (uncredited)
Mack Dolgy
as Opera Patron (uncredited)
Elizabeth Karr
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Writing
Robert Getchell Screenplay

Directing
John Erman Director

Production
David Coatsworth Associate Producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Producer
David V. Picker Executive Producer
Bonnie Bruckheimer Co-Producer

Camera
Billy Williams Director of Photography

Production
Howard Feuer Casting

Editing
Jerrold L. Ludwig Editor

Writing
Olive Higgins Prouty Novel

Sound
John Morris Original Music Composer

Costume & Make-Up
Theadora Van Runkle Costume Design

Editing
Bud Molin Editor

Art
James Hulsey Production Design
Steve Shewchuk Set Decoration
Jeff Ginn Art Direction

Crew
Jack Gill Stunt Coordinator

Art
Dan Perri Title Designer

Crew
Patricia Birch Choreographer

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