• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1994-08-12
  • Runtime115 minutes
  • TaglineThey needed a family. What they got was magic.
  • Revenue20,100,000$
  • GenreComedy, Family, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesNew Line Cinema
  • Budget12,500,000$

Movie Overview

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.

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Whoopi Goldberg

Ray Liotta

Tina Majorino

Joan Cusack

Larry Miller

Jenifer Lewis

Wendy Crewson

Erica Yohn

Don Ameche

Brent Spiner

Tommy Bertelsen

Lin Shaye

Mimi Lieber

Karen Leigh Hopkins

Marcus Toji

Louis Mustillo

Patrika Darbo

Don Pugsley

Lynette Walden

Bryan Gordon

Jevetta Steele

Curtis Williams

Harold Sylvester

Steven Williams

Courtland Mead

Maud Winchester

K.T. Stevens

Roz Witt

Sean Moran