Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael

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Cast

Winona Ryder
as Dinky Bossetti

Jeff Daniels
as Denton Webb

Laila Robins
as Elizabeth Zaks

Thomas Wilson Brown
as Gerald Howells

Frances Fisher
as Roshelle Bossetti

Graham Beckel
as Leo Bossetti

Dinah Manoff
as Evelyn Whittacher

Ava Fabian
as Roxy Carmichael

Joan McMurtrey
as Barbara Webb

Robby Kiger
as Beannie

Sachi Parker
as Libby

Stephen Tobolowsky
as Bill Klepler

Micole Mercurio
as Louise Garweski

John Short
as Ronald Reems

Robin Thomas
as Scotty Sandholtzer

Valerie Landsburg
as Miss Day Ashburn

Rhonda Aldrich
as Charmaine

Carla Gugino
as Young Roxy

Beth Grant
as Lillian Logerfield

Heidi Swedberg
as Andrea Stein

Angela Paton
as Gloria Sikes

Mark Arnott
as Bill Crampton

Hal Havins
as Raymond Emirts

Kevin Skousen
as Gene Briskell

Nada Despotovich
as Laurie Desmond

John Moskoff
as Officer Tardo

Ron Perkins
as Will Groom

Hank Underwood
as Eddie Waters

Ray Hanis
as 1st Man at Center

Amy Moore Davis
as 2nd Girl on Bus

Jim Pirri
as Jim Reese

Joe Nesnow
as Second Man at Legion Hall

Peter Strong
as Second Fisherman

Rocky Krakoff
as First Kid Throwing Buckeyes

Carl Steven
as Second Kid Throwing Buckeyes

Louise Yaffe
as Woman on Bench

Janet Graham
as Sneeze Victim

Nancy Abrahams
as Fishing Family

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Critic Reviews for Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael

Audience Reviews for Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael

• Apr 20, 2013

  Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael is a fun and charming '90s comedy. The small town of Clyde, Ohio is all abuzz about the return of Roxy Carmichael, a local girl who became rich and famous after leaving for Hollywood; meanwhile a socially outcast teenager named Dinky Bossetti comes to believe that she's Roxy's long lost daughter. Winona Ryder leads the cast and brings a lot of charm and charisma to the film. And the comedy works pretty well, delivering some good laughs. However, the film is poorly written and is full of unnecessary subplots that don't go anywhere. The directing is also weak, and has trouble keeping a consistent tone, yet Melissa Etheridge provides a strong theme song ("In Roxy's Eyes") that captures the spirit of film. It's flawed, but Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael is an entertaining comedy with a sincere message.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Nov 06, 2009

  Winona Ryder has a big collection of forgotten but first-rate movies, and this is no exception. The acting was really good, and the music on the soundtrack made it memorable. Well worth a look, and a second, and a third...
  Cassandra M Super Reviewer
• May 01, 2008

  They really stretched it out. Basically just Winona Ryder running from scene to scene, crying.
  The M Super Reviewer
• Jan 18, 2008

  My original rating on this was 2 1/2 stars. I watched it years ago when it first came out, and can remember thinking it was a dumb movie with a stupid storyline. I was recently leant a copy of this (much to my "delight"), thought I had better at least attempt to watch it again before throwing it back like a hot potato! Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed this. I can still see where my original gripes were - Winona, as Dinky, is really uglied up here, and there's some really dumb bits and things that don't make sense - but it is actually quite a sweet little story and years on I had quite a laugh at all the mullets and floral dresses on display. This movie was released in 1990, but it screams 80's and most of the outfits are in such bad taste it made my jaw drop. I don't remember thinking anything of it back when I first watched it, so I would say this really hasn't aged well from that side. The guy, Gerald, who has a crush on Dinky (what a name! I hope it is a nickname and not her birth name. This is never clarified in the film), is the biggest dork ever seen, though you get the impression he is meant to be a hot guy. (until the ending). The story of an outsider who has pinned her hopes on meeting her real mother, and how this mysterious woman (Roxy) has shaped the lives of many of the characters here. Not a perfect movie by any means, but has a nice message under it all and definitely worth a revisit for 80's fans.
  Nicki M Super Reviewer

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