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Places in the Heart (1984)
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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Robert Benton (written by)
Release Date:
21 September 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is...the future.
Plot:
In 1930's Southern US, a widow and her family try to run their cotton farm with the help of a disparate group of friends. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 10 wins
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11 nominations
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A fine movie with a breathtaking final scene
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sally Field | ... | Edna Spalding |
 | Lindsay Crouse | ... | Margaret Lomax |
 | Ed Harris | ... | Wayne Lomax |
 | Amy Madigan | ... | Viola Kelsey |
 | John Malkovich | ... | Mr. Will |
 | Danny Glover | ... | Moze |
| Yankton Hatten | ... | Frank Spalding |
| Gennie James | ... | Possum Spalding |
 | Lane Smith | ... | Albert Denby |
 | Terry O'Quinn | ... | Buddy Kelsey |
| Bert Remsen | ... | Tee Tot Hightower |
 | Ray Baker | ... | Sheriff Royce Spalding |
 | Jay Patterson | ... | W.E. Simmons |
 | Toni Hudson | ... | Ermine |
| De'voreaux White | ... | Wylie (as Devoreaux White) |
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Runtime:
111 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:L |
West Germany:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Canada:PG
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Sally Field's heartfelt Oscar acceptance speech for this film has often been misquoted over the years. Here it is verbatim: "This means so much more to me this time, I don't know why. I think the first time I hardly felt it because it was all too new. But I want to 'thank you' to you. I haven't had an orthodox career. And I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it. But this time I feel it. And I can't deny the fact that you like me... right now... you like me. Thank you."
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The winds of the tornado upend cars and cause houses to explode, but Moses' hat stays on his head while he pulls Frank into the storm cellar.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Edna Spalding: [seeing her daughter's doll at the dinner table] Possum, put that up now.
Royce Spalding: Our Heavenly Father, bless this meal and all those who are about to receive it. Make us thankful for Your generous bounty, and Your unceasing love. Please remind us, in these hard times, to be grateful for what we have been given, and not to ask for what we can not have. And make us mindful of those less fortunate among us, as we sit at this table with all of Thy bounty. Amen.
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Edna Spalding: [seeing her daughter's doll at the dinner table] Possum, put that up now.
Royce Spalding: Our Heavenly Father, bless this meal and all those who are about to receive it. Make us thankful for Your generous bounty, and Your unceasing love. Please remind us, in these hard times, to be grateful for what we have been given, and not to ask for what we can not have. And make us mindful of those less fortunate among us, as we sit at this table with all of Thy bounty. Amen.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.76)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
In The Garden
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This is a beautifully told story about life in a small Texas town during the Great Depression. Sally Field's husband dies and it's up to her to raise their children and harvest the cotton crop in time to save the farm. It's a fine story, but at the end, the film springs a surprise. Who'd have thought a movie could have a coda? The last scene of the movie is so powerful that when I left the theater I literally felt like my breath had been taken away. I suspect the scene is unique in the movies, and it affects me every time I see it. I've shown this film on videotape to friends a few times, and I always whisper, "Please don't say anything to me during this last scene." It never fails, though; my friends always begin jabbering away in astonishment right in the middle of the best scene in the movie. It's not a big problem, though. They always shut up in wonder and understanding just before the credits start to roll.