Foxfire (TV 1987)

Annie Nations and her husband Hector loved their life together in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but when Hector dies, Annie has to decide if she can handle the wilderness on her own.

Director:

Jud Taylor

Writers:

Susan Cooper (adaptation), Susan Cooper (play),

Stars:

Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, John Denver

Cast

Credited cast:
Jessica Tandy	...	Annie Nations
Hume Cronyn	...	Hector Nations
John Denver	...	Dillard Nations
Gary Grubbs	...	Prince
Harriet Hall	...	Holly
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joshua Bryson	...	Heckie
Collin Wilcox Paxton	...	Madge Burton
Tony Trischka	...	Banjo
Jenny Whitter	...	Becky

Storyline

An elderly Appalachian woman struggles with the choice of selling her land to a developer and moving into the care of her son or staying on the property till her dying day along with her memories, good and bad, of the only community and family she's known.

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Plot Keywords:

mountain | land developer | appalachia | flashback | one word title | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Foxfire (#37.2)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Marian Rees Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jessica Tandy won the 1983 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "Foxfire" and recreated the role in this filmed production.

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Quotes

Dillard Nations: I do love this place, but I can't live here.
Annie Nations: No, ya never could once ya was grow'd.

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Connections

Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

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Soundtracks

"Dear Lord"
Lyrics by Susan Cooper & Hume Cronyn
Music by Jon Brielle

User Reviews

The best movie about Appalachia I have seen.

It would be hard to imagine how a movie could better capture the essence of Appalachia. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy simply nail their parts, and no doubt the fact that they were married in real life helped. Hume Cronyn also wrote the script, and a nearly perfect script it is. All in all, it couldn't be more realistic, heartwarming and sad. And I should know, because I have strong ties with Appalachia and I lived there for a while as a kid. I knew real life equivalents to every character in this movie. Maybe those without my background won't see it, but I consider this movie to be a masterpiece of American culture.