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''Riding in Cars with Boys'' is a 2001 film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio about a woman who overcame difficulties, including being a teen mother, and who later earned a master's degree. The movie's narrative spans the years 1961 to 1986. It stars Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, and James Woods. It was directed by Penny Marshall. Although co-produced by Beverly Donofrio, many details from the book and film differ. ==Plot== In 1961, eleven-year-old Beverly "Bev" Donfrio (Mika Boorem) is helping her father Leonard Donofrio (James Woods) get their family Christmas tree. When Leonard asks Bev what she wants this year for Christmas, believing that it's a bike, Bev shocks her father when she says that she wants a bra in order to get the attention of a boy she likes. Leonard tells his daughter that she is too young to be thinking about boys, and ends the conversation. Four years later, Bev (Drew Barrymore) is now a smart but naïve teenager. Her dream is to go to college in New York and become a writer. She and her two best friends Fay (Brittany Murphy) and Tina (Sara Gilbert) attend a party together one fateful evening where Fay finds her older boyfriend Bobby, who is about to be deployed to Vietnam, while Bev gives a love letter to a popular football player named Sky. Sky reads the contents of the letter aloud to his buddies, and they laugh at her. Bev flees to the bathroom, where she is consoled by a friendly stranger named Ray (Steve Zahn). Ray defends Bev's honor and gets into a fight with Sky. They are chased from the party and joined by Fay and Bobby during their quick exit. The four go to a lookout where Bobby and Fay have sex in the backseat. Bev is overcome by Ray's kindness and also has sex with him. Leonard, who is a police officer, drives up and brings them to the police station, where Bev claims that they only kissed. Sometime later, Bev discovers that she is pregnant. She tells Ray, who proposes, but Bev is reluctant to get married. She admits her pregnancy to her parents, who are scandalized by her refusal to get married. Bev hastily agrees to a wedding. At the reception, Bev is upset because everyone is avoiding her, prompting Fay to publicly announce that she is also pregnant. Afterwards, Fay explains to Bev that her father wanted her to put the baby up for adoption, but she and Bobby will be getting married instead. The two girls, although initially upset, celebrate the fact they will be mothers together. As the months go by, the girls realize they are missing out on their childhood, prom and an education. Bev gives birth to a son named Jason while Fay has a daughter, Amelia. Bev is dissatisfied with her married life and continues to pursue her education. When Jason is three, she wins the chance for a college scholarship but her interview goes badly when she is forced to take Jason along. The interviewer praises Bev's writings but informs her that she will not get the scholarship because the school fears that she has too many distractions. Later, Fay confides in Bev that she and Bobby are getting divorced because he met another woman named Monsoon while being stationed in Hawaii. To cheer themselves up, Bev and Fay take Ray's mushrooms. While talking, Bev admits to Fay that she's not sure if she loves Jason because she's had to give up so many things for him. When Jason almost drowns in Fay's pool, Bev vows to be more attentive to him. On Jason's sixth birthday, several people from Bev's high school show up to his party: Bev and Fay's old friend Tina is now engaged and going to NYU; and Tommy, who had a crush on Bev, just graduated from Berkeley and is going to pursue a Master's degree. He suggests that Bev move her family to California and pursue her education there, since the state offers financial aid. Ray agrees to the plan but on the day they are supposed to leave, he goes missing. Bev's mother calls Bev to their house, where Ray is. Ray confesses that he is a heroin addict and spent their savings on drugs. Bev tries to help him detox but Ray sneaks out while she is sleeping to get more drugs. When he returns, he tells Bev that it's too impossible for him to quit. Bev decides since that Ray can't quit, he should leave the family. Ray agrees and Jason (Logan Lerman) attempts to chase after him. He tells Bev that he hates her for making Ray leave. Bev and Fay still want to go to California so they agree to let one of Ray's friends, Lizard, use Bev's oven so he can dry out weed. Jason tells Leonard who arrests the group. Fay's brother bails them out but uses their savings for California to do so. Additionally, Fay reveals that her brother only agreed to bail her out if she moved with him to Arizona and cut off contact with Bev. Jason confesses he was the one who got them arrested and Beverly harshly tells him he ruined their lives and it's his fault Fay and Amelia moved away. In the present day, Beverly and Jason (Adam Garcia) are driving to see Ray. Bev has finally achieved her dream of publishing a memoir and since most of her book focuses on her life with Ray, she needs him to sign a waiver or else her book will not be published. Jason tells Bev that he wants to transfer from NYU to Indianapolis but Bev refuses to let him, saying that he is getting the education that she never could. Jason calls his girlfriend, who is revealed to be Amelia (Maggie Gyllenhaal), and delivers the bad news. Amelia assures him that she is not angry but worries that she can't make him happy like his mother can. Jason and Beverly finally arrive at Ray's trailer. They explain why they are there. Ray's wife, Shirley, tells him not to sign it and demands $100,000. Outraged, Beverly screams at him that she'll never forgive him and storms out. Jason follows her and calls her selfish for only caring about her book when he finally got to see his father again. He accuses her of being a bad mother and she storms off. Ray comes outside and has a heart to heart with Jason. He reveals that leaving was the best thing he could have done for Jason and he believe it's the only reason Jason turned out to be a nice man. He secretly passes Jason the signed papers to avoid angering his wife. Jason finds Bev and they get into another argument. She insists that she was a great mother because she sacrificed everything for him. Jason reveals that he wants to transfer to be with Amelia and apologizes to Bev for ruining her life. Bev softens and tells Jason that she proud of him and thinks of him as the best thing in her life. She gives him her blessing to transfer and gives him her car to drive to Indiana. Beverly is forced to call Leonard for a ride and she complains to him how Jason blames her for everything wrong in his life. She then realizes that she has done the same to her father and they sing a song from her childhood together as they drive away. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riding in Cars with Boys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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