Wildflower (1991) (TV)

Director:

Diane Keaton

Writers (WGA):

Sara Flanigan (book)
Sara Flanigan (teleplay)

Release Date:

3 December 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

An abused and partially deaf girl is helped back into society by two resourceful children.

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Epilepsy | Abusive Stepfather | Disability | Skinny Dipping

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Beau Bridges	...	Jack Perkins
Susan Blakely	...	Ada Guthrie
William McNamara	...	Sammy Perkins
Reese Witherspoon	...	Ellie Perkins
Patricia Arquette	...	Alice Guthrie
Norman Max Maxwell	...	Ormand Guthrie
Collin Wilcox Paxton	...	Bessie Morgan
Richard K. Olsen	...	Doc Murphy
Allison Smith	...	Lisa Mae
Heather Lynch	...	Bertha
Robert Priester	...	David Butler
Randy Williams	...	Cletus
Rick Warner	...	Minister
Charles McLawhorn	...	Mayor
E. Michael Hewett	...	Ike (as Edward Michael Hewett)
Ennis Atkins	...	Old Man
Mary Page	...	Church Girl

Directed by
Diane Keaton

Writing credits (WGA)
Sara Flanigan		(book "Alice")
Sara Flanigan		(teleplay)

Produced by
Richard Freed	....	executive producer
Joseph J. Kelly	....	co-producer
Ira E. Laufer	....	executive producer
Dennis Stuart Murphy	....	line producer
Carroll Newman	....	producer
Judith A. Polone	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Kenny Edwards
Jon Gilutin

Cinematography by
Janusz Kaminski

Film Editing by
Stephen E. Rivkin

Casting by
Wendy Kurtzman

Production Design by
Garreth Stover

Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell

Costume Design by
Deena Appel

Makeup Department
Michelle Johnson	....	hair stylist
Cheryl Voss	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mel A. Bishop	....	executive in charge of production
Paul D. Goldman	....	post-production supervisor
Dennis Stuart Murphy	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara D'Alessandro	....	second assistant director
Allan Wertheim	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Richard Blake Wester	....	property master
George A. Lee	....	assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve C. Aaron	....	sound mixer
David E. Fluhr	....	sound re-recording mixer
George R. Groves Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer (as George Groves Jr.)
Stephen Grubbs	....	supervising sound editor
Troy Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael A. Broz	....	first assistant camera
Mauro Fiore	....	gaffer
Gene Poole	....	key grip
Mark J. Rainsford	....	key grip
Adam Hinson	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Laura Adler	....	casting associate
Craig Fincannon	....	location casting (uncredited)
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kirsten Everberg	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Mark Elson	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Marty Wereski	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jay Kennedy	....	transportation coordinator
Tony Suber	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Elizabeth S. Barton	....	script supervisor (as Elizabeth Barton)
Susie Benton	....	animal trainer
John Deal	....	choreographer
Jyllel Syage Dickerman	....	production accountant
David Howard	....	creative consultant
Wesley C. Johnson	....	set production assistant
Jeff Kay	....	set production assistant
Suzanne Kent	....	production executive
Gérald L'Ecuyer	....	creative consultant
Anne McCaffrey	....	location manager
Robert L. Rovner	....	production associate
Lorene Scarborough	....	choreographer
Dean Wright	....	production coordinator
E. Michael Hewett	....	office production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Carroll Newman Productions
• Freed/Laufer Productions
• The Polone Company

Distributors

• Lifetime Television (1991) (USA) (TV)
• Aquarius TV (2001) (Greece) (TV)
• Globo Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Hearst Entertainment Productions
• High Fliers Distribution (1992) (UK) (VHS)
• Hollywood DVD Ltd. (2004) (UK) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Anderson Video  titles and opticals
• Cine Lighting Services  electrical material
• Cine Lighting Services  lighting
• Larson Sound Center  sound re-recording
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

120 min | 95 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Huntersville, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Carroll Newman Productions

Quotes:

Alice Guthrie:I don't care, if everybody in the whole world laughs at my twestion marks and my commies.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "RuPaul's Drag Race: Gone with the Window (#2.1)" (2010)

Powerful and Touching

Powerful movie for the entire family. Patricia Arquette is very believable as an abused and love starved child. Beau Bridges performance and transition is believable and touching. We have worn out two VHS copies. I only wish this made for TV movie was available in DVD format.