Release Date: October 19, 2001 D: Penny Marshall Cast: Drew Barrymore; Mika Boorem; Lorraine Bracco; Peter Facinelli; Adam Garcia Plot: Starting in the 1960's, spanning a 20-year period from 15 to 35, this is the story of a woman who had a son as a teenager, got married, got divorced, and eventually pulled herself out of welfare and into college, studying to be a writer.