Stella Movie Review 1989

Anachronistic remake update of "Stella Dallas" casts Midler as a single mother who sacrifices everything to give her daughter a better life. Barbara Stanwyck did it much better in 1937. Based on Olive Higgins Prouty's novel.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 109 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Tearjerkers, Parenthood, Moms

Screenplay

Robert Getchell

Cast

Bette Midler, John Goodman, Stephen Collins, Eileen Brennan, Ben Stiller, Trini Alvarado, Marsha Mason

Cinematography

Billy Williams

Director

John Erman

Producer

Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista