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Mermaids is a 1990 American family comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benjamin, and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling, and Christina Ricci in her film debut. Based on Patty Dann's 1986 novel of the same name, and set in 1963, its plot follows a neurotic teenage girl who moves with her wayward mother and younger sister to a small town in Massachusetts.
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Boomer nostalgia was powerful force in 1980s and early 1990s Hollywood, resulting in plenty of films set in times when Boomers were children or teenagers. Some of those films were better than others and good example can be found in *Mermaids*, 1990 comedy directed by Richard Benjamin. The film is based on the eponymous novel by Patty Dann. Plot begins in 1963 and the protagonist is Charlotte Flax (played by Winona R…More
