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How to Deal Director: Clare Kilner Cast: Mandy Moore, Allison Janney, Trent Ford, Alexandra Holden

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  • DVD Release Date: 12/09/2003
  • Rating: Rated PG13
  • Sales Rank: 14,774

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Closed Caption; Four deleted scenes; Cast/director commentary; Four featurettes: "Moore on Mandy," "Macon Trent," "To Be Clare" ; "How to Deal With Y.A. Literature"; Music videos: Skye Sweetnam's "Billy S." and Liz Phair's "Why Can't I"; Theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM content

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Side #1 -- Widescreen and Special Features
1. Main Titles/Big Ugly Hat Day [6:37]
2. Daddy Dawg [4:04]
3. Macon Mind Trick [5:11]
4. Wedding Hassles [4:11]
5. The World Stops [6:39]
6. Life Changes [13:37]
7. Meeting the Warshers [7:13]
8. Normal [4:30]
9. Conduct Unbecoming [5:00]
10. Happy New Year [9:48]
11. Missing [2:53]
12. Bachelorette [4:27]
13. Apologies and Advice [10:10]
14. Romance on the Air [4:00]
15. Wedding Day Delivery [7:21]
16. End Credits [5:50]
Side #2 -- Fullscreen
1. Main Titles/Big Ugly Hat Day [6:37]
2. Daddy Dawg [4:04]
3. Macon Mind Trick [5:11]
4. Wedding Hassles [4:11]
5. The World Stops [6:39]
6. Life Changes [13:37]
7. Meeting the Warshers [7:13]
8. Normal [4:30]
9. Conduct Unbecoming [5:00]
10. Happy New Year [9:48]
11. Missing [2:53]
12. Bachelorette [4:27]
13. Apologies and Advice [10:11]
14. Romance on the Air [4:00]
15. Wedding Day Delivery [7:21]
16. End Credits [6:10]

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Editorial Reviews

Adorable Mandy Moore, easily the most wholesome and grounded of today's female teen superstars, exhibits impressive acting chops in this delightfully offbeat romantic drama. She perfectly conveys the angst of a young girl whose outlook on life has been colored by her experiences in a dysfunctional family. Halley Martin (Moore) is disillusioned about love, and not without good reason: Her father (Peter Gallagher) has run off to live with a much younger girlfriend; her mother (Allison Janney) is justifiably bitter and short-tempered; and her self-absorbed older sister (Mary Catherine Garrison) is consumed with the planning of her wedding. So it's not surprising that Halley maintains her protective cynicism when bad-boy classmate Macon Forrester (Trent Ford) lavishes his attentions on her. Based on the popular novels by Sarah Dessen, How to Deal avoids extremes in its approach to plot and character; triumph and tragedy alike are depicted with realism and restraint. Moore's Halley is charming and easy to relate to, precisely because she seems so real, and for that, Moore and director Clare Kilner can share equal credit. The supporting cast is quite strong, especially the always dependable Janney, but the dramatic burden squarely rests on Moore's slender shoulders, and she handles it with grace and aplomb. Whether they can identify with Halley or not, teens will certainly enjoy watching this winning character cope with the various dilemmas that How to Deal throws at her. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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How to Dealby Anonymous

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May 22, 2008: sometimes when you have a singer that's trying out to be in movies, it can work and can't work. it works surprisingly for singer mandy moore. she was just like...adorable in this and i loved that haircut of hers. so happy that she cut off that awful uneven punk rock style that she has for her hair at the beginning of the movie. she had the right look for a teen and loved her clothes, especially her purple bridesmaid dress and the necklace. anyway, this is based on two books by author sarah dessen, that summer and mostly someone like you. here we have halley and her insecurities on love. halley deals with her older sister ashley getting married, her father remarrying, her mother a little pissed about it, happy for her best friend who found her love but later tragedy ensues and later a surprise is in store for scarlett and of course her friend macon. wow that is quite a lot to deal for a teenager. mandy holds the film together with her baby cheek of a smile and shows that she can too act than just be a singer. Mandy Moore (Halley) and Alexandra Holden (Scarlett) seem to have good chemistry and could be best of friends. trent ford (macon) is kind of cute. the rest of the actors do alright and the film is cute and sad. you can either read the books first then see the movie or see the movie then read the books. and lastly i didn't see this just because of mandy moore or trent ford "sort of true", but from the trailers seemed like an okay movie. The grandma was funny and the scene with the dog at Ashley's house was unexpected and a little funny. The ending was sweet.

How to Dealby Anonymous

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August 30, 2007: it was great. they truely kept it the same as sarah dessen's books as much as possible. it is funny and sweet at the same time.


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