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Raising Helen
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Directed by	Garry Marshall
Produced by	David Hoberman
Written by	Jack Amiel Michael Begler
Starring	Kate Hudson Hayden Panettiere Spencer Breslin Abigail Breslin John Corbett Joan Cusack Helen Mirren
Studio	Beacon Pictures
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	May 28, 2004
Running time	119 min
Language	English
Budget	n/a
Gross revenue	$49,718,611 (worldwide)[1]

Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. It stars Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, John Corbett, Helen Mirren, Abigail Breslin, and her brother Spencer. It grossed $37,486,138 in its domestic box office.

Plot

Helen Harris (Kate Hudson) has a successful fashion career and a decent Manhattan lifestyle. They are plenty in terms of keeping her occupied and content. Suddenly, Helen's world soon has a big change to it when she hears the news that her sister Lindsay (Felicity Huffman) and brother in law Paul (Sean O'Bryan) have died in a car accident. She and her other sister Jenny (Joan Cusack) are in shock when they hear Lindsay & Paul left Helen in charge of their three kids: 15-year-old Audrey (Hayden Panettiere), 10-year-old Henry (Spencer Breslin), and five-year-old Sarah (Abigail Breslin). Convinced she can raise the kids and maintain her already fast-paced schedule, Helen quickly finds herself burnt out and disheartened by Jenny's lack of faith. Despite her already hectic schedule, however, Helen finds the time to develop a genuine affection for her new dependents, as well as an equally genuine attraction to Dan Parker (John Corbett), the kids' school principal and local Lutheran pastor. Eventually Helen realizes she can't balance the two lives, and is faced with a difficult decision, her fashion career or her nieces and nephew.

Cast

• Kate Hudson - Helen Harris
• Hayden Panettiere - Audrey Davis
• Spencer Breslin - Henry Davis
• Abigail Breslin - Sarah Davis
• John Corbett - Pastor Dan Parker
• Joan Cusack - Jenny Portman
• Helen Mirren - Dominique
• Felicity Huffman - Lindsay Davis
• Sean O'Bryan - Paul Davis
• Amber Valletta - Martina Allegretta
• Sakina Jaffrey - Nilma Prasad
• Katie Carr - Caitlin

References

External links

• Raising Helen at the Internet Movie Database
• Raising Helen at Box Office Mojo
• Raising Helen at Rotten Tomatoes
• Helen Mirren Fansite

From Wikiquote

Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy/drama film directed by Garry Marshall.

Jenny Portman

to Audrey's boyfriend: If you ever so blink in Audrey's direction I will bury you so deep into the ground that the heat from the Earth's core will incinerate your sorry ass!

(after finding Audrey and boyfriend in motel room): Well... Well, are you ready for this? [Jenny who is pregnant motions to her stomach] I don't think so. Are you ready to be a parent? I don't think so!