Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990
PG-13
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

6.2K

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Winona Ryder in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)

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Coming-of-Age Satire Teen Comedy Teen Drama Comedy Drama

A small town prepares for the homecoming of superstar Roxy Carmichael, as does a young outsider, who believes Roxy is her mother.A small town prepares for the homecoming of superstar Roxy Carmichael, as does a young outsider, who believes Roxy is her mother.A small town prepares for the homecoming of superstar Roxy Carmichael, as does a young outsider, who believes Roxy is her mother.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

6.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Unfortunately, the scene where other kids throw food at Dinky was quite familiar to actress Winona Ryder. Ryder has described being called a weirdo and having Cheetos thrown at her by some girls in eighth grade because she wore a crew cut and listened to Sex Pistols.

Goofs
When Evelyn shows up at Roxy's welcome home party, her ponytail is not the same color as the rest of her hair.

Quotes
[in English class, Dinky has been asked to read out her poem]
Dinky Bossetti: From a deep, immaculate kiss, she spread her two ripe, dripping limbs. And then I happened.
Miss Day Ashburn: I beg your pardon?
Dinky Bossetti: And the moon throbbed and fought with an angry sun. All that day and all that night. Until it forced me out.
Miss Day Ashburn: Dinky.
[steps away from her desk, moves next to Gerald and starts directing the poem at him. He squirms with embarrassment]
Dinky Bossetti: Now I scald here... alone. Touch me. With your white words and your dead hands. Now, before I freeze.
Miss Day Ashburn: That'll be enough!
Dinky Bossetti: And become one of you.
Miss Day Ashburn: DINKY!
Dinky Bossetti: You interrupted me.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Hot Spot/Mr. Destiny/Memphis Belle/Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)

Soundtracks
Don't Look At Me
Written and Performed by Melissa Etheridge
Courtesy of Island Records, Inc.

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Featured review

7/10

Discrimination

This movie is much more about Dinky Bossetti (Winona Ryder) than Roxy Carmichael. It is about unjustified discrimination. It is generic discrimination; it is not a racial, sexual or any typical reason for discrimination. Dinky is different and for that reason alone she is discriminated against. In my opinion, the reason for that discrimination seems too vague. You will enjoy the story if you can identify with the discrimination. In my opinion however it does not explain well enough why she is different.

At the beginning of the movie, Roxy Carmichael is frustrated by her life and leaves her husband and child in the hopes of success. The movie builds up the Roxy Carmichael character so strong that we just have to see what she is really like when she returns.