Forever Lulu (2000 film)

Forever Lulu
Directed by	John Kaye
Written by	John Kaye
Produced by	Boaz Davidson Abra Edelman Diane Isaacs John Thompson
Starring	Melanie Griffith Penelope Ann Miller Patrick Swayze
Cinematography	Dion Beebe
Edited by	Alain Jakubowicz
Music by	Serge Colbert
Distributed by	Artisan Entertainment
Release date	July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	Germany, United States
Language	English

Forever Lulu (also known as Along for the Ride) is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by John Kaye starring Melanie Griffith, Penelope Ann Miller and Patrick Swayze.

Plot

Ben and Lulu were one time college sweethearts who shared an intense passionate affair that circled around Lulu's untreated mental health condition, a condition which eventually leads to her hospitalisation and their separation.

Now Ben is a successful professional writer in a personally distant relationship with his wife Claire. Lulu leaves her treatment facility and seeks out a reluctant Ben to reveal that fifteen years ago they had a child whom she placed in adoption. Determined to meet him on his fifteenth birthday, Lulu asks Ben to join her on a cross country road trip to find their son. Bound at first by his need to protect Lulu from herself, Ben's uncertainty about the free-spirited Lulu is replaced with tender memories of their love affair and her vulnerable health.

As they journey, Ben's current life is shared through Claire, who has flown out to intercept the pair. Tensions between the three culminate with Claire telling Lulu about Ben and Claire's son who died the year before. A shaken Lulu calls to Ben, with Claire present, to open up about his son who died and the son they are about to meet. All three characters connect, and in the process, Ben rediscovers his heart.

Cast

• Melanie Griffith as Lulu McAfee
• Penelope Ann Miller as Claire Clifton
• Patrick Swayze as Ben Clifton
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Martin Ellsworth
• Richard Schiff as Jerome Ellsworth
• Annie Corley as Millie Ellsworth
• Lee Garlington as Linda Davis
• Michael J. Pollard as Hippie
• Ryan Bollman as Freddie

External links

• Forever Lulu at IMDb
• Forever Lulu at Rotten Tomatoes