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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990 film directed by Jim Abrahams and written by Karen Leigh Hopkins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael is a 1990 American comedy drama film that was directed by Jim Abrahams and written by Karen Leigh Hopkins. It stars Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels.

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Dinky Bossetti is a 15-year-old girl who was adopted as a baby and is constantly picked on at school. Dinky's antisocial attitude and behavior is caused by her intelligence, her adoptive parents not accepting her for who she is, and being bullied by her peers. Dinky's adoptive mother Rochelle is disappointed that her daughter has no interest in "feminine" things, such as makeup and nice clothing. Her adoptive father, Les, passively allows his wife to scold Dinky and send her to various "counselors" who are little more than temporary jailers. Her teachers give her no support when classmates ostracize, taunt, and throw things at her. Dinky enjoys thumbing her nose at her peers and embarrasses Gerald, a cute popular boy, by reading a condescending love poem to him in class.

Dinky is befriended by the new school guidance counselor Elizabeth Zaks, who recognizes her intelligence and spirit. Ms. Zaks tries to encourage Dinky to improve her appearance and get along better with others without compromising her true self. Gerald begins to show interest in Dinky and tries to get other students to stop harassing her, but Dinky takes no notice as she becomes convinced that she is the abandoned daughter of Roxy Carmichael, a former town resident who left for Hollywood and has been invited to return for the dedication of a new municipal building. Dinky becomes fixated on the many similarities she shares with Roxy and questions the townsfolk for memories of her. Dinky is then led to Denton Webb, Roxy's old boyfriend. He reveals that he and Roxy secretly had a child before she left town. Dinky's questions about Roxy prompt Denton to become obsessed with revisiting his romance, causing him to become more short-tempered and dismissive of his family. Fed up, his wife leaves him and tells him that Roxy never loved him.

Meanwhile, Dinky becomes convinced that when Roxy arrives for the ceremony, she will take Dinky away to a new life. On the day of Roxy's arrival, Dinky packs her suitcase and dresses up for the building dedication. At the ceremony, Rochelle reveals that she invited representatives from a boarding school to send Dinky away, but Les finally stands up to his wife and reminds her Dinky is their daughter no matter what. The townspeople eagerly await Roxy's arrival and expect her to emerge from a limousine that pulled up to the ceremony. Instead, the townspeople are left with a note explaining that Roxy is unable to attend. Distressed, Dinky runs after the car and Denton finally realizes the reason for Dinky's interest in Roxy. He tells her that his child with Roxy was born premature and did not survive, so Dinky is not Roxy's child.

Devastated, Dinky is comforted by Gerald and realizes she was chasing a fantasy. She decides to make peace with herself and her life as it is. Meanwhile, Rochelle tears up the boarding school brochures while Denton burns his Roxy memorabilia, hinting at a possible reconciliation with his wife. Dinky returns home where Gerald greets her, saying, "Welcome home, Dinky Bossetti."

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Production notes

The setting of the film, Clyde, Ohio, is a real town. However the film features locations in Sandusky, Ohio as well. Located on the shore of Lake Erie.

Reception

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 50% approval rating based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100 based on 19 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[4]


Soundtrack

Thomas Newman composed the original score for the film, which was released on cassette and compact disc by Varèse Sarabande. Although Melissa Etheridge wrote and performed two original songs for the film - "Don't Look At Me" and "In Roxy's Eyes (I Will Never Be the Same)" - neither is included on the soundtrack album; while the former has never been released, the latter is included on her 1993 album Yes I Am as "I Will Never Be the Same".

  1. In the Closet (1:45)
  2. Little Black Bird (1:23)
  3. Hers Are Nicest (1:10)
  4. Refrigerator Shrine (2:36)
  5. Missing Bossetti Child (:56)
  6. Wake Up (1:26)
  7. Clyde (1:44)
  8. Her Limousine (1:57)
  9. Several Letters (1:12)
  10. Choke It (2:18)
  11. Arriving by Aeroplane (:56)
  12. Cleveland (1:12)
  13. Yours Are Nice (:41)
  14. Baby Soup (2:56)
  15. In a Beauty Parlor (:35)
  16. G. on a Bike (1:06)
  17. Her Majesty's Dress (1:22)
  18. This Was My Intention (2:29)
  19. In a Small Town (1:33)
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