father Leonard for a ride. Complaining that Jason blames her for everything wrong in his life, she realizes that she herself has done the same to him. Together, they sing a song from her childhood as they drive away. Cast Drew Barrymore as Beverly "Bev" Donofrio Mika Boorem as Bev Donofrio, age 11 Marisa Ryan as Janet Donofrio Olivia Morgan Scheck as Janet Donofrio, age 12 Celine Marget as Janet Donofrio, age 8 Steve Zahn as Raymond "Ray" Hasek Brittany Murphy as Fay Forrester Adam Garcia as Jason Hasek-Donofrio Joseph M. Cannizaro as Jason Hasek (newborn) Noah Hartwick as Jason Hasek (3 months) Briana Tilden as Jason Hasek (8 months) Skye Arens as Jason Hasek, age 1 Patrick and Robert Salerno as Jason Hasek, age 2 Logan Arens as Jason Hasek, age 3 Cody Arens as Jason Hasek, age 7 Logan Lerman as Jason Hasek, age 9 Lorraine Bracco as Mrs. Teresa Donofrio James Woods as Mr. Leonard Donofrio Maggie Gyllenhaal as Amelia Samantha Reale as Amelia, age 3 Samantha Lucier as Amelia, age 7 Skye McCole Bartusiak as Amelia, age 9 Rosie Perez as Shirley Perro-Hasek Desmond Harrington as Bobby Sara Gilbert as Tina Barr Peter Facinelli as Tommy Butcher David Moscow as Lizard Hasek Reception Riding in Cars with Boys received mixed reviews. It holds a 49% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 109 reviews with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Riding in Cars with Boys suffers from mixing grit and pathos with cuteness and comedy. Ironically, many critics found Zahn's character more compelling and three-dimensional than Barrymore's". Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "A film like this is refreshing and startling in the way it cuts loose from formula and shows us confused lives we recognize ... This movie is closer to the truth: A lot depends on what happens to you, and then a lot depends on how you let it affect you". In his review for The New York Times, Stephen Holden praised Steve Zahn's performance: "It is hard to imagine what Riding in Cars With Boys would have been without Mr. Zahn's brilliantly nuanced and sympathetic portrayal of Ray, who goes through more changes than Beverly". USA Today gave the film three out of four stars and found that the "strength of the movie lies in these performances and in the situational humor,