I fell love Alley Sheedy in this film. I like her in Breakfast Club, but when I saw this, I wanted her to be my girl. Yeah I know... dream on. I wanted her for more than pleasure, I fell in love with the reformed "Rich Girl" she became. I don't know Alley, but I can believe she is more like Jessie after she reforms than before when she acted spoiled. Why? She didn't seem natural at being a spoiled brat.I however warn parents that have a nudity phobia when pertaining to kids. In one scene she goes skinny-dipping. Nothing can be seen while she is in the water, but when Nick refuses to return her clothes, she says fine jumps out of the pool and heads for her bedroom sans clothing. This scene shows her walking away nude, but only from behind, No frontal nudity in the scene, basically not much more that what a bikini covers except for the small portion of derrière the triangle of cloth a bikini provides. No biggie for most people, but some people do not like surprises.I on the other hand congratulate her for being able to do that scene. For some nudity if all but impossible because of self doubt or because society has made such a big deal over the human body, yet not a gratuitous sex scene. Though I have not clue why they showed her back side at all, she could have been show shoulder up getting out of the pool, then used bushed as she runs from the pool to hide her nudity.That said, I liked seeing that state of undress, she is beautiful.

1st things 1st... anybody have the soundtrack listing for this movie?? Totally loved the song sung at the big bash. something about 'i can still shine'.... now the movie.. Kinda like a reverse Cinderella story.. ally sheedy plays a rich, spoiled heiress(jessie) with a penchant for getting into trouble and getting away with it. Beverly D'Angelo plays her her crazy Fairy Godmother. Tom skerritt plays the exasperated but loving parent. Totally loved the scene in the billiards room, where Stella tells 'jessie' - 'a job well done is a job worth done' Love the airhead employers. Contains no questionable scenes, so rather nice watching for the family on a lazy weekend.

Jessie is a spoiled rich kid who finally pushes her widowed father Charles too far. After her father wishes he never had a daughter, one day Jessie wakes up with nothing and is told by "fairy godmother" Stella she will have to make it on her own. The poor girl has no idea how to do that, and the results are predictable but hilarious. The only reason she can get a job: the eccentric but loaded Starkeys want a white maid for a change, and they are amazingly patient. Stan is an agent who represents entertainers but has hit a slump; Georgette changes her hair style (and hair color) numerous times and finally gets it right. Their other servants are Audrey, a formerly popular black singer who had a drinking problem but had children to raise (she doesn't seem to be married), Maria from El Salvador, and klutzy chauffeur Nick. Eventually, Jessie learns her lesson, and the ending is formulaic but enjoyable. This is a movie that reminds all of us we should be nice to everyone, even the servants, and not be too proud to do the dirty jobs in life.Ally Sheedy was good most of the time. She started out spoiled but still easy to like, and ended up sweet. The one problem I had with her performance was when she begged for her old life back. Somehow that just didn't seem right. Even though her character was supposed to be a whiner, she just seemed too whiny. Overall, the good outweighed the bad by a large margin. Most of the other acting performances were really good. I especially liked Theodore Wilson as Charles' servant, maybe because I've seen him in so many roles going back to his days as the mailman on "That's My Mama". And Tom Skerritt is always good. This was a pleasant movie with lessons to teach us, even though the theme has been repeated many times.

This charming fairy tale features some fine performances, especially from Dick Shawn, Valerie Perrine and Beverly D'Angelo. The movie is sweet and enjoyable, and there are a couple of nice songs, too. Suspend your disbelief, pop the corn, sit back and enjoy.