Merle Singer
Susan Sarandon da vida a la madre de siete hijos, seis de los cuales ya están bastante crecidos. La angustia que le supone el hecho de ver cómo su papel de madre está a punto de caducar crece cuando recibe la noticia de que uno de sus hijos puede estar muerto. El joven es un militar que se encuentra en Oriente Medio en una misión de paz. Un grupo de terroristas ha bombardeado la barraca en la que se encuentran los marines, y no se sabe a ciencia cierta quienes son los supervivientes de este incidente.
Tom
An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.
Date #1
Doug es vive solo al cargo de sus hijas, Katie y Bonnie. Cuando Katie cumple 15 años, y aprovechando un viaje de negocios de su padre, decide ir a un salón de belleza y cambiar completamente su 'look'. De este modo se convierte en una preciosa joven que será objeto del deseo y la admiración de los jóvenes. Sin embargo, su padre no ve con buenos ojos ese cambio de su hija, porque conoce a los hombres...
Ike Jr.
Ron Douglas has no luck in women, and when his bride runs away on their wedding day, he goes on holiday up in the mountains, only to be reminded more of his misery when placed in the honey-moon wing of the hotel. However he finds love with Cynthia, a beautiful blonde, and his self esteem improves. Cynthia invites him for Christmas dinner, and he accepts, only to meet Cynthia's eccentric cannibal family, and finds out HE is the main course.
Two teenage girls are locked up for a minor offence by a harsh judge who thinks a night in jail will do them good. It's a traumatizing experience that includes an assault. Afterwards, one of the girls and her family seek justice against an unfair legal system.
Lloyd
Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease increasing racial tensions.
James
When a heavyset girl discovers that whatever she does to her body physically affects her bully, she has to decide how far she's willing to go to exact revenge.
