How to Deal Movie Review 2003

High schooler Halley (Moore) decides love is a crock when she hits some speed bumps on the road of life. Her parents split when DJ dad Len (Gallagher) has a midlife crisis and romances a younger woman. Bitter mom Lydia (Janney) copes by getting involved with the wedding plans of older daughter Ashley (Garrison), whose fiance (Astin) seems dominated by his wealthy parents. Then Halley's best friend Scarlett (Holden) finds out she's preggers after her boyfriend is killed in an accident. So Halley is none too receptive to romance when sensitive hunk Macon (Ford) comes around. Adapted from the young adult novels "Someone Like You" and "That Summer" by Sarah Dessen.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

High School, Family Ties, Teen Angst, Divorce, Otherwise Engaged, Pregnant Pauses, Grandparents

Screenplay

Neena Beber

Cast

Mandy Moore, Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Trent Ford, Alexandra Holden, Dylan Baker, MacKenzie Astin, Connie Ray, Nina Foch, Sonja Smits, Mary Catherine Garrison

Cinematography

Eric Alan Edwards

Director

Clare Kilner

Music

David Kitay

Other

Henry Embry, Jon Leshay, Janice Hampton, Shawna Callahan, Andrew M. Stern, Alexandra Welker, Dan Davis

Producer

William Teitler, Erica Huggins, Radar Pictures, Golden Mean, New Line Cinema