Manny & Lo | |
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Directed by | Lisa Krueger |
Written by | Lisa Krueger |
Produced by | Marlen Hecht Dean Silvers Klaus Volkenborn (Executive) |
Starring | Scarlett Johansson Aleksa Palladino Mary Kay Place |
Cinematography | Tom Krueger |
Edited by | Colleen Sharp |
Music by | John Lurie |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $500,000 |
Box office | $502,313 |
Manny & Lo is a 1996 American comedy-drama film directed by Lisa Krueger and starring Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, and Mary Kay Place. [1]
Two sisters, 11-year-old Amanda (nicknamed Manny) and 15-year-old Laurel (nicknamed Lo), run away from several foster homes after the death of their mother, sleeping wherever they can, including in model homes. But when Lo realizes she's pregnant, the two find that they can't make it through this crisis on their own. With nowhere else to turn, they decided to kidnap Elaine, a clerk at a baby supply store. But it seems that Elaine just may need Manny and Lo as much as they need her.
Manny and Lo holds a rating of 61% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 23 reviews. [2]
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