![]() Rather, Riding in Cars with Boys remains an eye-opening look into just how many times a woman can be failed by the men in her life. The source material’s subtitle reads “Confessions of a Bad Girl Who Makes Good,” meanwhile the film adaptation was promoted with the description, “She did everything wrong but got everything right.” While the film was made in the shadow of several other ‘90s coming-of-age films ( A League of Their Own or Now and Then’s influences feeling particularly evident), the story didn’t quite translate into the charming, inspiring account that Columbia Pictures billed it as. The film, based on the 1992 memoir by Beverly Donofrio, recounts a life with big dreams in high places that would be tested at every turn by the consequences women often face for their pleasure or mistakes. ![]() ![]() “This is why therapists are wealthy,” begins the voiceover narration of what would ultimately be both Penny Marshall and Drew Barrymore’s most underrated work, Riding in Cars with Boys. ![]()
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