For anyone wanting to get this film on DVD it is now possible to order it from Hard to find Movies and will be available 14th April 09 As I live in the UK its going to cost a lot because of postage but its worth it. I originally got this on VHS twice but the quality of the picture was terrible so I have been waiting ever since. Apparently Lionsgate found this and other movies now called the Lost Collection and are going to release them all so there might be one you want I loved this movie because it had such catchy tunes and of course poetry. Shelley Long has always had a raw deal from the critics over her films but I have always found most of them really nice viewing.

The movie starts with a lawyer telling his client what it means to divorce. Then we find out his client is a precocious little girl.In the courtroom, the girl's parents begin telling their story, which we see though flashbacks. Albert is hitchhiking across the country, and Lucy is taking her boyfriend's car to him, and refuses to stop but instead splashes mud all over Albert. Later Albert is freezing and wet and Lucy feels sorry for him ...The movie is mostly a comedy as Albert and Lucy get to know each other and have a number of misadventures. But Albert, who has a new job as a film professor at UCLA, really wants to direct, and as he makes the contacts that will allow this to happen, he and Lucy see Hollywood life and hope that won't happen to them. Unfortunately ...I liked the movie best when it was a lighthearted comedy. But something had to happen to make Casey want to 'divorce' her parents. Some of it was funny, and some hard to watch. Eventually, whenever the movie would take a dramatic turn, it would recover. And the ending was happy, in a way. Shelley Long and Ryan O'Neal did a great job, and Long went through a number of character changes. Lucy started out adorable and perky but later became disillusioned and bitter. Then she became a confident ... witch (or something that rhymes, anyway). Drew Barrymore was wonderful for a child. I saw a lot of good acting performances, and it would be hard to list them all. Sharon Stone was good as Blake Chandler, a bubblehead who for some odd reason became a star with Albert's help. Blake later showed more dimension to her character, displaying a warm side at one point and later a spoiled side as she expected star treatment. Another good performance came from the actress playing the housekeeper/nanny who apparently spent the most time with Casey. Not a lot of lines, but the character's professionalism and warmth came through.It was a worthwhile movie.

Being a media graduate, I've seen a LOT of films and I can safely say this is one of the best. And yet NO-ONE, not even the most self-professed movie geek, has heard of it! It's such a Sunday afternoon movie that you would have thought more people would have stumbled across it and slowly fell in love with it. Whenever I want to feel all warm and fuzzy or have a good cry, I switch on this film and my family know to leave the room! All the leading stars, especially the cute little Drew Barrymore and Sharon Stone in her first starring role, are flawless and the script is top notch! More people should see this film.

Why is this billed as a comedy? It isn't even close. The concept might work with a better script and directing. Even the acting is poor; there is no chemistry between Long and O'Neal. A nude Sharon Stone couldn't save this movie!