Molly

Molly

102 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 22, 1999

Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck makes her undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.

Molly

102 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 22, 1999

Molly
Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck makes her undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Absolute Entertainment (II), Cockamamie, Heckerling-Caplan
Original title Molly
Directors John Duigan
Writers Dick Christie

Cast

Elisabeth Shue

as Molly McKay

Aaron Eckhart

as Buck McKay

Jill Hennessy

as Susan Brookes

Thomas Jane

as Sam

D.W. Moffett

as Mark Cottrell

Elizabeth Mitchell

as Beverly Trehare

Robert Harper

as Dr. Simmons

Elaine Hendrix

as Jennifer Thomas

Michael Paul Chan

as Domingo

Lucy Liu

as Brenda

Jon Pennell

as Gary McKay

Sarah Wynter

as Julie McKay

Nicholas Pryor

as Dr. Prentice

Jay Acovone

as Jack the Bartender

Musetta Vander

as Maxine

Athena Massey

as Lauris

Brian George

as Director