Summaries

A small-town, high-school principal still living at home with her mother shakes up her life in a way that even she never expected when she agrees to go out on a date with her school's Hispanic janitor.

Details

Keywords
  • love triangle
  • mother daughter relationship
  • school janitor
  • adult daughter lives with her mother
  • adult child lives with mother
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Aug 18, 1991
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Santa Paula, California, USA
Production companies Turner Pictures (I) Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International The De Mann Entertainment Company

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

A straightlaced high school principal, Charlotte (Christine Lahti), living in a small Texas town feels her life is passing her by.Her best friend is about to become a grandmother, her relationship with her boy friend (William Russ) is going no place fast, and she still lives with her mother (Louise Latham). In the mean time, a Mexican rancher, Ernesto (Ruben Blades), begins work at the school as a janitor. He's a widower living with a father (Tommy Muniz) who regularly gets in trouble, and he is also harrassed by his married daughter who is a lawyer. Mix the chemistry of these characters and you have a delightful romantic comedy.

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