Stone Pillow (TV 1985)

In an effort to understand the plight of homeless women living on the streets, young social worker, Carrie Lange (Daphne Zuniga) attempts befriending a homeless woman named Florabelle ('... See full summary »

Director:

George Schaefer

Writer:

Rose Leiman Goldemberg

Stars:

Lucille Ball, Daphne Zuniga, William Converse-Roberts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lucille Ball	...	Florabelle
Daphne Zuniga	...	Carrie Lang
William Converse-Roberts	...	Max
Stephen Lang	...	Tim
Susan Batson	...	Ruby
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Collins
Stefan Schnabel	...	Mr. Berman
Rebecca Schull	...	Mrs. Nelson
Imogene Bliss	...	Violet
Michael Champagne	...	Supermarket Manager
Gloria Cromwell	...	Bus Terminal Matron
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Young Thug
Matthew Locricchio	...	Tony
Pat McNamara	...	Daggett
Josephine Nichols	...	Bag Lady in Ladies' Rm.

Storyline

In an effort to understand the plight of homeless women living on the streets, young social worker, Carrie Lange (Daphne Zuniga) attempts befriending a homeless woman named Florabelle ('Lucille Ball' ). Florabelle believes Carrie is runaway and tells her to go to the homeless shelter for help. Carrie stops another woman from stealing Florabelle's cart and gains her dubious trust. So begins Carrie's education in survival on the streets of Manhattan. Florabelle begins to teach Carrie street survival skills such as when threatened act crazy-the crazier the better, drinking vinegar to toughen the feet and innards, which garbage cans are good to go through for food, and where to find places to sleep and for warmth. This movie makes an effort to investigate the plight of the homeless and what avenues can be taken to help them to help themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

vinegar | homeless shelter | survival | lice | old woman | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Bett aus Asphalt

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaylord Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For this movie which is set in the winter, Lucille Ball had to wear several layers of heavy clothes and as a result had to be hospitalized for dehydration. At this time her doctors also informed her that she was allergic to cigarettes, which she had been smoking for 56 years.

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Goofs

A grocery bag from "Publix" is clearly visible in Florabelle's cart. There is not now, nor has there ever been a Publix store in or around New York.

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Quotes

Florabelle: New York City water... the best water in the country... what'd you think?

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: No Loan Again, Naturally (2009)

User Reviews

Very Impressive, in more ways then one.

Finding this listing here was very impressive in that it seems to be a hard movie to find anything about although it was unfortunately not available when I found the listing.

As Glen says, if you have any doubts at all about Lucille's true acting talent, watch this movie. A very serious rendition of living on the streets in any big city, Lucille actually put herself out on the street to live like that for a week before making the movie. If anyone reads this and knows a reliable place to get this movie please e-mail me and let me know!!