Editing Anywhere but Here (film) (section)

== Plot ==

Adele August and her reluctant teenage daughter, Ann, leave their small town in [[Bay City, Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] and move to [[Beverly Hills, Los Angeles|Beverly Hills]]. Adele hopes Ann will become a Hollywood actress despite Ann's interest in going to [[Brown University]]. They rent a run-down apartment and Adele becomes a speech-language pathologist at a high school in a bad part of town.

While at the beach one afternoon, Adele meets a handsome [[orthodontist]], Josh; they date and have sex, leaving Adele to fall in love with him, but he later dumps her for a younger woman. Adele improvises day to day, often unable to pay bills, and eventually quits her job. Adele and Ann spend their days hanging out together but over time, Ann grows tired of her mother's eccentric behavior and dreams of running away.

Ann's cousin Benny arrives in Los Angeles for a visit. Upon his return home, Adele is notified that Benny has tragically died in a car accident, leaving Ann distraught. They attend his funeral in Bay City, and Adele argues with her intoxicated brother-in-law. Back home, Ann begins dating her crush, Peter, interested in experiencing sex for the first time after she turns seventeen. Her friends also help her reach out to her estranged father, but he isn't pleased to hear from her.

Meanwhile, Adele gets a new job in a care home as a speech therapist and gives makeup and style tips to its elderly residents. Ann works part-time in a supermarket and attends acting auditions, but continues to emphasize her desire to go to Brown. Adele rejects the idea, telling her they cannot afford the tuition. However, soon, Adele sells her expensive Mercedes and decides to help her, eventually accepting her dream.

Adele and Ann part ways at the airport as Ann goes off to college. They express their love for one another, and Ann admits that, even though her mother drives her crazy, she cannot imagine life without her.