Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
Produced by Gerald T. Olson
Written by Mark Goddard
Starring Hillary Wolf
Griffin Dunne
Patricia Kalember
Ben Savage
Adrienne Shelly
Dan Futterman
Margaret Whitton
David Strathairn
Music by Patrick Williams
Cinematography Theo van de Sande
Editing by Janice Hampton
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release date(s) May 8, 1992 (1992-05-08)
Running time 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1 million
Box office $271,327

Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even - originally titled Stepkids in early promotional trailers - is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Joan Micklin Silver.

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Plot

The story of a young girl Laura Chartoff (Hillary Wolf) who runs away after a blowout with her family. She goes to live in a cabin with her stepbrother, Josh who also ran away because of his father's (Keith) stubbornness & belligerence. When her family comes to claim her Laura runs away on her own thinking Josh ratted her out. She meets a host of colorful characters along the way including teen robbers and an all too happy family. Her large dysfunctional family and two local police officers search for her. After realizing she can't escape her family she returns home to embrace her extended family.

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Reception

Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even was a massive disappointment grossing a scant $271,327 and the film disappeared from theaters four weeks in 1991 before its release in 1992

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