''Expecting Mary'' is a 2010 American
comedy-drama film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
starring
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s.
Elliott's breakthrough role was in the ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination f ...
,
Linda Gray
Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character J.R. Ewing on the C ...
,
Lainie Kazan
Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for '' St. Elsewhere'' and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actr ...
,
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (April 30, 1926 – January 27, 2021) was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nearly eight decades. She won many accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nomin ...
,
Della Reese
Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a s ...
,
Olesya Rulin
Olesya Yurivna Rulina (russian: Oлeся Юрьевна Pулина; born March 17, 1986) is a Russian-American actress. She is best known for co-starring in all three films of the ''High School Musical'' franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also star ...
,
Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich's coming-of-age drama ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971) alongside Jeff Bridges. ...
,
Gene Simmons
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, and
Fred Willard
Frederic Charles Willard (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984); the Christopher Guest mockumentaries ''Wai ...
. It was written and directed by
Dan Gordon and produced by Kim Waltrip with executive producer Jim Casey. The film premiered at the
Palm Springs International Film Festival
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2010 on January 16 and was selected as the opening film at the California Independent Film Festival on April 22, 2010.
Plot
Mary (
Olesya Rulin
Olesya Yurivna Rulina (russian: Oлeся Юрьевна Pулина; born March 17, 1986) is a Russian-American actress. She is best known for co-starring in all three films of the ''High School Musical'' franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also star ...
) is a 16-year-old girl who is 8 months pregnant. She had all the trappings of an upscale life, but ran away from her mother Meg (
Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich's coming-of-age drama ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971) alongside Jeff Bridges. ...
) and stepfather Phil Cuthbart (Duncan Bravo) who wanted her to get an abortion. It is only when she finds herself in a small
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
town in a downtrodden
trailer park
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where she learns the real meaning of love, sacrifice, and family.
Cast
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Olesya Rulin
Olesya Yurivna Rulina (russian: Oлeся Юрьевна Pулина; born March 17, 1986) is a Russian-American actress. She is best known for co-starring in all three films of the ''High School Musical'' franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also star ...
as Mary, a 16-year-old runaway girl who is 8 months pregnant.
*
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s.
Elliott's breakthrough role was in the ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination f ...
as Horace Weitzel, a polka-loving truck driver and Darnella's boyfriend.
*
Linda Gray
Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character J.R. Ewing on the C ...
as Darnella, a showgirl, trailer park resident, and Horace's girlfriend who befriends Mary.
*
Lainie Kazan
Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for '' St. Elsewhere'' and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actr ...
as Lillian Littlefeather, a casino owner who is the "last of the Kaiyute Indians."
*
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman (April 30, 1926 – January 27, 2021) was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nearly eight decades. She won many accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nomin ...
as Annie, a gun-toting octogenarian pig farmer who is Darnella's neighbor.
*
Della Reese
Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a s ...
as Doris Dorkus, the owner of the trailer park that Darnella and Annie live in.
*
Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich's coming-of-age drama ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971) alongside Jeff Bridges. ...
as Meg, Mary's mother who is a rich businesswoman.
*
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...
as Taylor, Mary's estranged father and rock star who lives in Los Angeles.
*
Fred Willard
Frederic Charles Willard (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984); the Christopher Guest mockumentaries ''Wai ...
as Jerry Zee, Darnella's agent.
* Duncan Bravo as Phil Cuthbart, Mary's stepfather who is also a lawyer.
*
Kathy Lamkin
Kathryn Janel Ramsey (December 10, 1947 – April 4, 2022), better known by her stage name Kathy Lamkin, was an American film actress.
Biography
Lamkin was the daughter of James L. Ramsey and Jeneva B. Medearis, and she attended Texas Women's Un ...
as Molly
* Kinsey Packard as Barbara, a pregnant woman who is Joe's wife.
*
Matt Kaminsky
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H ...
as Joe, a man who is Barbara's husband.
*
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People and fictional characters
* Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend
* Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin
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as Ryder, a teenager who has been living in the trailer park since his mother lost her job.
* Larry Bates as a
police officer
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Teresa Ganzel
Teresa Ganzel is an American actress and comedian.
Career
Ganzel was a recurring cast member of ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' as the Matinee Lady in the "Tea Time Movie" skits. She has often played stereotypical ditzy blonde bimb ...
as Shar D'onnay, Darnella's fellow showgirl.
* Dyana Ortelli as Crystal Lite, Darnella's fellow showgirl.
* Kim Waltrip as an
EMT
References
External links
Official website*
*
Producing an Independent Film with Kim WaltripInterview for nthWORD Magazine, Fall 2009
2010 films
American coming-of-age comedy-drama films
American independent films
2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films
2010 independent films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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