Jennifer Leigh Warren

Abandoned by her out-of-work husband and evicted from her home, Theresa Johnson (Mare Winningham, Academy Award-nominee for Georgia, Emmy Award-winner for George Wallace) now faces life with her daughter Hillary (Grace Johnston, Beaches) among America's homeless.

A 1960s heiress follows her heart and becomes a Brill Building tunesmith, marries an erratic surf music superstar and finally emerges as a singer-songwriter in this winning story. With Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz.