Sydney is a successful but spoiled movie actress. One day she gets frustrated and walks off a movie set in New England, and she ends up hitchhiking to a hick town with a steel mill in danger of closing. Because she is still in costume, people think she is a bag lady, but some of the people are nice to her, and she ends up liking the community so much (it reminds her of where she grew up) that she wants to stay. She conveniently leaves out part of her job history when she gets a chance to make some money, and she turns out to be good at the job she does get. Meanwhile, Fran is about to go crazy because she has to explain Sydney's absence to those who are wondering.
I thought Sela Ward was wonderful. She has such a nice smile and she's great looking, but Sydney had such a pleasant personality once she realizes she had to be nice to people. Jane Curtin was really good too. And the townspeople were charming enough. The movie was funny at times but it could be touching too. And it had plenty of lessons to teach us.
POSSIBLE SPOILER:
Sydney may have been an actress, but that didn't help her when she auditioned for a community theatre production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. But the director had his own reasons for selecting someone else.
I thought Sela Ward was wonderful. She has such a nice smile and she's great looking, but Sydney had such a pleasant personality once she realizes she had to be nice to people. Jane Curtin was really good too. And the townspeople were charming enough. The movie was funny at times but it could be touching too. And it had plenty of lessons to teach us.
POSSIBLE SPOILER:
Sydney may have been an actress, but that didn't help her when she auditioned for a community theatre production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. But the director had his own reasons for selecting someone else.