Stella Claire
Bette Midler
Stella Claire
Stella
“She sacrificed her own dreams to make her daughter's dreams come true.”
5.7
1990
1h 49m
RomanceDrama
Director: John Erman
Overview
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.
Cast
Ed Munn
John Goodman
Ed Munn
Jenny Claire
Trini Alvarado
Jenny Claire
Stephen Dallas
Stephen Collins
Stephen Dallas
Janice Morrison
Marsha Mason
Janice Morrison
Mrs. Wilkerson
Eileen Brennan
Mrs. Wilkerson
Debbie Whitman
Linda Hart
Debbie Whitman
Jim Uptegrove
Ben Stiller
Jim Uptegrove
Pat Robbins
William McNamara
Pat Robbins
Bob Morrison
John Bell
Bob Morrison
Jenny (age 3)
Ashley Peldon
Jenny (age 3)
Jenny (age 8)
Alisan Porter
Jenny (age 8)
Reviews
kevin2019
"Stella" sometimes resembles a television movie of the week, especially in relation to the deliberately manipulative melodrama we are subjected to and this could have been more damaging than it actually is. That is because the film manages to part ways with all things conventional and what begins to unfold is an absolutely fascinating and compelling study of the constantly evolving and shifting relationship dynamics of a disparate set of characters each with their own personal problems to overcome. It is regrettable in a way that more depth hasn't been given to the character Ed Munn and the plight he is so obviously facing. After all, we are given an insight into the lives of Stephen and Janice, so it is unfortunate this isn't reciprocated with Ed and Stella just to balance this element of the film out a little more.
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