You Ruined My Life
| You Ruined My Life | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David Ashwell |
| Written by | Robin Swicord |
| Starring |
Soleil Moon Frye Allen Garfield |
Release dates | 1987 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
You Ruined My Life is a 1987 television film directed by David Ashwell.
Plot
You Ruined My Life is about 11-year-old Minerva (Soleil Moon Frye), a girl who lives in a Las Vegas casino with her Uncle Howie (Allen Garfield), who spoils her by giving her everything she wants. Minerva gets into trouble and her strict Aunt Hermione (Edith Fields) threatens to take her away. Dexter, a clever Mathematics professor,(Paul Reiser) finds out a foolproof way to cheat and win in blackjack, but he is caught. Dexter is burdened with a gigantic gambling debt. Uncle Howie makes sure Dexter tutors Minerva so she can gain admissions into a private school. It takes a while for this arrangement to work out between Dexter and Minerva, but finally they make great strides and Minerva amazingly learns everything very quickly. She runs away by herself to take the exam and pass. Meanwhile, Dexter and Uncle Howie's assistant Charlotte played by Mimi Rogers fall in love.