How to Deal (2003)
- Starring:
- Mandy Moore, Allison Janney, (more)
- Director(s):
- Clare Kilner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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Teen pop star Mandy Moore stars in the romantic comedy How to Deal. Directed by British filmmaker Clare Kilner, the script is based on two of author Sarah Dessen's popular teen novels: Someone Like You and That Summer. Halley (Moore) is a teenager trying to make sense of the faltering romantic relationships within her immediate social sphere. Her mother, Lydia (Allison Janney), can't seem get a date, while her father (Peter Gallagher) is getting remarried to a woman that nobody seems to like. Halley's wedding-obsessed sister, Ashley (Mary Catherine Garrison), is engaged to Lewis (MacKenzie Astin), a guy that is completely wrong for her. Meanwhile, bad boy Macon Forrester (Trent Ford) won't leave Halley alone. Just when she decides to become cynical about love because of all the romantic disappointments around her, a troubled situation involving her best friend Scarlett (Alexandra Holden) changes her outlook. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast:
- Mandy Moore - Halley
- Trent Ford - Macon
- Dylan Baker - Steve Beckwith
- MacKenzie Astin - Lewis Warsher
- Mary Catherine Garrison - Ashley Martin
- Peter Gallagher - Len Martin
- Allison Janney - Lydia, Halley's Mom
- Alexandra Holden - Scarlett
- Nina Foch - Grandmas Halley
- Connie Ray - Marion Smith
- Sonja Smits - Carol Warsher
- Glynis Johns
- Director(s):
- Clare Kilner
- Writer(s):
- Neena Beber
- Producer(s):
- William Teitler, Erica Huggins
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Sexual Situations, Youth Substance Use, Watch With Your Teen, Adult Situations, Drug Content, Alcohol Consumption, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Questionable for Children)
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