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Raising Helen

Raising Helen

Her uptown life gets turned inside out!

20046.11h 59m

Overview

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!

Directed by Garry Marshall
Written by Jack Amiel, Michael Begler, Patrick J. Clifton
Produced by Ashok Amritraj, David Hoberman
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $49.7M

Top Cast

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Helen Harris

John Corbett

John Corbett

Pastor Dan Parker

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Jenny Portman

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere

Audrey Davis

Spencer Breslin

Spencer Breslin

Henry Davis

Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin

Sarah Davis

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Dominique Courier

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Lindsay Davis

Kevin Kilner

Kevin Kilner

Ed Portman

Sakina Jaffrey

Sakina Jaffrey

Nilma Prasad

Themes & Keywords

new york citymannequinloss of loved onepastorfashion designerfamily relationshipsromancefashion

About Raising Helen

Raising Helen is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of new york city, mannequin, loss of loved one, pastor, fashion designer, family relationships. Directed by Garry Marshall, it stars Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack. Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!

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