Molly

Oct 22, 1999

1h 42m

★ 4.1

Innocence is bliss. See the world through her eyes.

Overview

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 to budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck forces her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Absolute Entertainment (II)

Cockamamie

Heckerling-Caplan

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Molly Trailers

Cast

Molly McKay

Elisabeth Shue

Buck McKay

Aaron Eckhart

Susan Brookes

Jill Hennessy

Sam

Thomas Jane

Mark Cottrell

D.W. Moffett

Beverly Trehare

Elizabeth Mitchell

Dr. Simmons

Robert Harper

Jennifer Thomas

Elaine Hendrix

Domingo

Michael Paul Chan

Brenda

Lucy Liu

Gary McKay

Jon Pennell

Julie McKay

Sarah Wynter

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