Now and Then (film)

Now and Then
A photobooth filmstrip showing four girls, and a polaroid photo showing four women.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLesli Linka Glatter
Written byI. Marlene King
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyUeli Steiger
Edited byJacqueline Cambas
Music byCliff Eidelman
Production
company
Moving Pictures
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • October 20, 1995 (1995-10-20)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[1]
Box office$37.5 million[2]

Now and Then is a 1995 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and written by I. Marlene King. The film stars Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, and Rita Wilson. Its plot follows four women who recount a pivotal summer they shared together as adolescents in 1970.

Now and Then was filmed largely in the Country Walk subdivision off Coffee Bluff Road in Savannah, Georgia (called Shelby, Indiana, in the film, which itself is based on the real-world town of Winchester, Indiana), using the Gaslight Addition and Old Town Cemetery, highlighting the downtown area. Additional filming was done in Statesboro, Georgia, in locations including the Bulloch County Court House and the building now housing the Averitt Center for the Arts.

Although the film received unfavorable reviews upon release, it was a box office success, grossing $37.5 million against a $12 million budget. The film is considered a cult classic for its depiction of girlhood and centering of female friendships.[1]

  1. ^ a b Kaplan, Ilana (October 23, 2020). "'Now and Then' at 25: Girlhood Finally Taken Seriously". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Now and Then (1995)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 5, 2022.