The Book of Stars Movie Review 1999

Penny (Masterson) is the older sister and only support for teenaged Mary (Malone), who suffers from cystic fibrosis. Penny is a jaded, pill-popping hooker while Mary, however, refuses to give up her optomistic outlook on life. With the aid of cantankerous neighbor Professor (Lindo) and a couple of new friends, Mary is determined to change Penny's views as well. Manages to skirt the subject's inherent sentimentality with some winning performances.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Brothers & Sisters, Disease of the Week, Oldest Profession

Screenplay

Tasca Shadix

Cast

Mary Stuart Masterson, Jena Malone, Karl Geary, D.B. Sweeney, Delroy Lindo

Cinematography

James Whitaker

Director

Michael Miner

Music

Richard Gibbs