» GENERAL INFORMATION

Written by: Katherine Fugate
Produced by: Bregman-IAC Productions
Distributed by: Miramax Films
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content


» STORY

[Overview]

A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

[Synopsis]

In this romantic comedy, Carolina (Julia Stiles) loves her crazy family, but wants a more normal life. She sets off from the South to move to California, where she hopes for peace and calm, but things soon become chaotic again when two attractive suitors fight for her affections. Featuring solid performances by teen dream Stiles and Shirley MacLaine as wacky Grandma Mirabeau, this comedy has appeal for all generations.

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» BACKGROUND

Carolina was a deeply troubled production. To begin with, Kathy Bates sued the producers, claiming they’d offered her a role and had to pay her fee, even though they’d eventually given the part to Maclaine (it was settled out of court). Filming was plagued by money problems, the set being shut down several times, and only Stiles’ refusal to give up kept it all together. Even so, makers Miramax had no confidence in the movie and released it straight to DVD.


» CAST

Alessandro Nivola as Albert – Azura Skye as Georgia – Jennifer Coolidge as Aunt Marilyn

Julia Stiles … Carolina Mirabeau
Shirley MacLaine … Grandma Millicent Mirabeau
Alessandro Nivola … Albert Morris
Randy Quaid … Theodore ‘Ted’ Mirabeau
Edward Atterton … Heath Pierson
Azura Skye … Georgia Mirabeau
Mika Boorem … Maine Mirabeau
Jennifer Coolidge … Aunt Marilyn

Entire castlist @ IMDB

» CAROLINA

Carolina works on TV show The Perfect Date but cannot find love herself, though she’s very matey with the ludicrously good-looking Alessandro Nivola. She also struggles to escape or accept Shirley Maclaine, the fesity grandmother who raised her.


» JULIA SAYS

“I did Carolina over the summer and was pretty much done with my semester except for taking my final exams. I have to take those soon – I have 300 pages of Thomas Hobbs to read this weekend so it can be kind of hard juggling the two. But it’s okay. I figure it out somehow. I think in the future I’m going to try and be at college for a while, then work. And not try to do both at the same time.”


» REVIEWS

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» LINKS

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