Men Don't Leave

Drama · 1990PG-13

Life has just handed Beth Macauley the short straw. Her husband and suburban home are gone. She still has her two boys - and a new destination. She's moving to the big city of Baltimore - and into the biggest adventure of her life. Two-time Academy Award winner* Jessica Lange plays Beth in this warm-hearted, funny fable from Risky Business director Paul Brickman about staying together when all else is falling apart. Screen-debuting Chris O'Donnell (two years before his star making Scent of a Woman role) and Charlie Korsmo are the sons who unwittingly push Beth into one pitfall of single parenthood after another. Newcomers to Beth's world include an avant-garde composer (Arliss Howard), a flakier-than-cereal neighbor (Joan Cusack) and a boss (Kathy Bates) skilled in management by terror.

Starring

Thomas Newman, Thomas Newman, Jessica Lange, Arliss Howard, Bruce Surtees, Bruce Surtees, David Rubin, Joan Cusack, Chris O'Donnell, Barbara Ling, Kathy Bates, John E. Gray

Director

Paul Brickman

Producer

Jon Avnet