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6.1/10   408 votes
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Writers:
Jeff Andrus (writer)
Winston Groom (novel)
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Release Date:
18 May 1986 (USA) more
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Plot:
The plot centers around a large area of land owned by an old black lady, Elvira Backus. It had been... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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Scott Glenn ... Willie Croft

Jamie Lee Curtis ... Whitsey Loftin

Bette Davis ... Hannah Loftin

John Randolph ... Augustus Tompkins
Ron O'Neal ... Daniel Backus

Bruce McGill ... V.D. Skinner
Richard Venture ... Brevard Holt
John McIntire ... Judge Dudley McCormack
Beah Richards ... Elvira Backus
Penny Fuller ... Marci Holt
Paul Roebling ... Percy Holt

CCH Pounder ... Priscilla
Tammy Baldwin ... Wanda
Nadia Gay Brown ... Ruth Holt
Bill Coates ... Carley
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87 min
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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
ENCORE! ENCORE! ENCORE!, 18 September 1999
Author: moviola-8 from Prattville, Alabama

This Is One Of The BEST & Earliest HBO Original Films! An excellent story carried off superbly by an excellent cast! The legendary Bette Davis SHINES in this classic tale of Greed & Skullduggery in the Deep South. Scott Glenn is wonderful in his role as the small town southern underdog attorney trying to save a black family from losing their home after oil has been discovered under the ground. Jamie Lee Curtis plays the Updated Southern Belle with a KICK. One of her first scenes where she arrives at the family mansion is INCREDIBLE! And Davis as the matronly matriarch of the rich Southern clan who KNOWS what is what is a sight to behold. What will Scott Glenn walk away with? The case or the girl? If you can track down this gem and find out for yourself you will NOT be disappointed!

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