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

The New York production of "Foxfire" by Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn opened at the Ethel Barrynore Theater in New York on November 11, 1982 and ran for 213 performances. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy recreated their stage roles in this filmed production. Susan Cooper wrote the screenplay for this production based upon the script she wrote with Hume Cronyn.

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Quotes

Hector Nations: I aim to settle down.
Annie Nations: Ya should, Hector.
Hector Nations: Raise a family.
Annie Nations: It ain't men raises families.

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Connections

Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

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Soundtracks

"My Feet Took T'walkin'"
Lyrics by Susan Cooper & Hume Cronyn
Music by Jon Brielle

User Reviews

Old gives way to the new

Wonderfully done film concerning an old woman who is being asked to sell her mountaintop home to a land developer. Since she has lived there most of her life, of course she is reluctant. But time is against her; life is becoming harder and harder to bear while living on this sloping piece of ground. Her son wants her to leave so she will be safer, while the woman is seeking advice from the imagined presence of her deceased husband. A lot of flashback takes place as son and mother re-live their not always rosy lives on the old homeplace. 4 stars.