Raising Helen Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

In this heartwarming comedy from director Garry Marshall ("Runaway Bride", "The Princess Diaries"), Helen Harris (Kate Hudson) is living the life she always dreamed of. Her career at a top Manhattan modeling agency is on the rise; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city's hottest clubs. But her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything. Helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister's children -- 15-year-old Audrey (Hayden Panettiere), 10-year-old Henry (Spencer Breslin), and 5-year-old Sarah (Abigail Breslin). No one doubts that Helen is the coolest aunt in New York, but what does this glamour girl know about raising kids? The fun begins as Helen goes through the transformation from super hip to super mom, but she quickly finds that dancing at 3 a.m. doesn't mix with getting kids to school on time, advice that Helen's older sister, Jenny (Joan Cusack), is only too quick to dish out. Along the way, Helen finds support in the most unusual place with Dan Parker (John Corbett), the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids' new school, and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she's always loved and the new loves of her life.

Comedy Romance

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  Kate Hudson

  Song Sung Blue, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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  Abigail Breslin

  Rango, New Year's Eve

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  Spencer Breslin

  Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, Zoom

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  John Corbett

  Soul On Fire, To All The Boys I've Loved Before

• J
  Joan Cusack

  Toy Story 4, Toy Story 3

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  Helen Mirren

  Goodbye June, Red

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  Hayden Panettiere

  Scream 7, Sleepwalker

• H
  Hector Elizondo

  Pretty Woman, Valentine's Day

• P
  Paris Hilton

  Paris Hilton Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir, PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

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  Felicity Huffman

  Come Back to Sorrento, Otherhood

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  Amber Valletta

  Gamer, Hitch

Who is making Raising Helen – Crew List

A look at Raising Helen behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Garry Marshall last helmed Mother's Day and New Year's Eve. The film's writer Patrick Clifton last penned Freak Show.

Director

Garry Marshall

Screenwriters

Patrick Clifton
Beth Rigazio
Jack Amiel

Production – What we know about the Raising Helen

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Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Raising Helen movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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