The Book of Stars 25 years old

A tale of two sisters. Penny (Masterson) cares for her younger sister Mary (Malone), who suffers from cystic fibrosis. "Cares for" is a questionable term, as the hardened, edgy Penny secretly makes her living in the world's oldest profession while popping pills to help numb her from the grim reality of her job and the impending loss of her sister. Mary, a romantic daydreamer who faces her disease with a graceful, knowing spirit, remembers the days when her big sister was a "brilliant" published poet, and she pours her every thought, memory, and dream into a lovingly crafted scrapbook she calls "the book of stars."

Credits

D. B. Sweeney as Prisoner

Jena Malone as Mary McGuire

Delroy Lindo as Professor

Mary Stuart Masterson as Penny McGuire

Karl Geary as Kristjan

Bob Morrisey as Silhouetted John

The Book of Stars Cast

Name	Character
D. B. Sweeney He was 37, now 63 years old	as Prisoner
Jena Malone She was 14, now 40 years old	as Mary McGuire
Delroy Lindo He was 46, now 72 years old	as Professor
Mary Stuart Masterson She was 32, now 58 years old	as Penny McGuire
Karl Geary He was 27, now 52 years old	as Kristjan
Bob Morrisey He was 52, 71 years old when he died	as Silhouetted John
John Considine He was 64, now 89 years old	as Lost John

The Book of Stars Crew

Name	Department
Michael Miner as Director. He was 46 (now 71) years old	Directing

The Book of Stars (25 years)

Release day: Sunday, June 06, 1999
Runtime: 111 minutes