Sarah Jessica Parker "Flight of the Navigator", a Disney science fiction film. In the romantic comedy "L.A. Story" (1991), Parker took on the role of a ditzy aspiring spokesmodel meeting a television meteorologist; both the film and her performance garnered positive reviews. She would star with Nicolas Cage, as the girlfriend of a commitment-phobe man, in the film "Honeymoon in Vegas" (1992), and play one in a villainous trio of witches in the Disney fantasy family comedy "Hocus Pocus" (1993), alongside Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy. "Honeymoon in Vegas" was a critical and commercial success, while "Hocus Pocus" rated average with reviewers and
Cousin Bette celebrated by naturalist writers Émile Zola and Hippolyte Taine. Balzac's novel has been adapted several times for the screen. The first was in 1928, when French filmmaker Max DeRieux directed Alice Tissot in the title role. Margaret Tyzack played the role of Bette in the five part serial "Cousin Bette" made in 1971 by the BBC, which also starred Helen Mirren as Valérie Marneffe. The film "Cousin Bette" was released in 1998, directed by Des McAnuff. Jessica Lange starred in the title role, joined by Bob Hoskins as Crevel, and Elisabeth Shue as the singer Jenny Cadine. Screenwriters Lynn Siefert