My First Mister

Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever. The film follows Jennifer ("J"), an alienated 17-year-old girl hiding behind piercings, as she applies for a job at the store run by 49-year-old Randall Harris, and they form an unlikely friendship that transforms their lives.