Stella
“She sacrificed her own dreams to make her daughter's dreams come true.”
Synopsis
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.
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Principal cast & crew: 22
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Edited by Jerrold LudwigShot by Billy WilliamsScored by John MorrisDesigned by James Hulsey
Box Office
1990 · Box office
Grossed $20.2M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$20.2M
Opening weekend: $4.3M — 21% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $5.6M — 28% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,033 theaters
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Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
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
Marsha Mason Nm0556850
as Janice Morrison
Linda Hart
as Debbie Whitman
Ben Stiller
as Jim Uptegrove
William Mcnamara
as Pat Robbins
John Bell
as Bob Morrison
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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