while shirley mclaine remain ever the strong willed aurora and what make this film wonderful be the fact that she continue her relationship with her grand child much a she do with her daughter and and somewhere along the way in both movie the child come to realize that while she may make you want to bang you head against a wall and there isn not anyone that love and support you more . i have an even great respect for my mother and the education she give me . yet aurora still manage to make the same mistake we all make . love be not an easy road travel . this movie bring humor to that road and tear just like the original movie . i will agree the airplane scene be over the top and but i love the scene with jack nicholson on the beach with the car go through the surf . i have never read the book and but now i really want to . one interesting fact almost every star in this movie be a daughter or son of someone in hollywood teddy be patty duke and john astin son . tommy wife be cary grant and diane cannon daughter and teddy wife be someone from jefferson airplane daughter . even lewis have an act father although she have make her own name in the business .