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Rambling Rose (1991)

R 112 min  -  Drama  -   20 September 1991 (USA)
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Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution... See full summary »

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers:

Calder Willingham (book), Calder Willingham (screenplay)
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Rambling Rose -- Clip: Robert Duvall chases a man off the yard
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laura Dern ...
Robert Duvall ...
Daddy Hillyer
Diane Ladd ...
Lukas Haas ...
Buddy
John Heard ...
Willcox Hillyer (Buddy as an adult)
Kevin Conway ...
Dr. Martinson
Robert John Burke ...
Dave Wilkie (as Robert Burke)
Lisa Jakub ...
Doll
Evan Lockwood Evan Lockwood ...
Waski
Matthew Sutherland ...
Billy (as Matt Sutherland)
D. Anthony Pender D. Anthony Pender ...
Foster
David E. Scarborough David E. Scarborough ...
Horton
Robin Dale Robertson Robin Dale Robertson ...
Young Salesman
General Fermon Judd Jr. ...
Shadrack
Richard K. Olsen ...
Chief of Police
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Storyline

Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Rose's appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and Rose knows it. She can't help herself from getting into trouble with men. "Daddy" Hillier soon grows tired of Rose's rambling ways. Written by Rob Hartill  

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Taglines:

Innocence has never been so seductive.

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sensuality See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

As Noites de Rose See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$6,266,621 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Carolco Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Renny Harlin originally wanted to direct also, but director Martha Coolidge had done so much work already that Harlin stayed only as producer, but was on the set all time. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Rose is in bed with Buddy, the shot of the two of them shows her left arm being under the covers, and immediately the next shot is a closeup of Rose and her left arm is up and behind her head. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[title: Glennville, Georgia 1971]
Willcox Hillyer: [voiceover] In deep Dixieland, the month of October is almost summery.
[pause]
Willcox Hillyer: I had come south to visit my father. Mother had died a few years before, and Daddy was living all alone. He wouldn't have it otherwise.
[pause]
Willcox Hillyer: Looking at that old house, a painful nostalgia gripped me for the south itself, the old south I had known, and the people in it. When I was thirteen years old, a girl came to this house. I overheard my father decide in a conference with my mother to hire this girl...
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Soundtracks

"Dixie"
Music and Lyrics by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Performed by Louis Armstrong and The Dukes of Dixieland
Courtesy of MAJ Music, Inc.
Published by MAJ Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Administered by Larry Spier, Inc. See more »