Love Field (1992)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Writer (WGA):

Don Roos (written by)

Release Date:

11 December 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Her life began when her world fell apart.

Plot:

Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated...

Plot Keywords:

Funeral | Bus | Bittersweet | Dallas Texas | 1960s

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20

8:15 AM

MAX

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Lurene Hallett
Dennis Haysbert	...	Paul Cater
Stephanie McFadden	...	Jonell
Brian Kerwin	...	Ray Hallett
Louise Latham	...	Mrs. Enright
Peggy Rea	...	Mrs. Heisenbuttal
Beth Grant	...	Hazel
Johnny Ray McGhee	...	Mechanic
Cooper Huckabee	...	Deputy Swinson
Troy Evans	...	Lt. Galvan
Mark Jeffrey Miller	...	Trooper Exley (as Mark Miller)
Pearl Jones	...	Mrs. Baker
Janell McLeod	...	Station Cashier
Bob Minor	...	Barricade Policeman
Rhoda Griffis	...	Jacqueline Kennedy

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:15 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | Peru:14 | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Sanford/Pillsbury Productions

Trivia:

The license plate on one of the main vehicles in the film is BDR529, the same as the license plate of the Bluesmobile in The Blues Brothers (1980).

Quotes:

Mrs. Enright: I don't know when we started killing people to solve things.
Paul Cater: I didn't know we stopped.

Movie Connections:

References The Blues Brothers (1980)

Soundtrack:

Hail to the Cheif

Outstanding drama that deserves a wider audience.

Michelle Pfeiffer plays a middle-class 60s housewife who idolizes Jackie O. When JFK is assassinated, she leaves her husband and road trips to his funeral to show solidarity with her icon. Along the way she meets a black man (Dennis Haysbert) and his young daughter. She immediately befriends them but realizes they are hiding a secret. Soon she is swept up in their lives and finds herself on the run from the FBI.

This is the best performance I've ever seen by Pfeiffer. She is practically unrecognizable--her southern accent is perfect and her Jackie O-inspired look is classic. She adds a welcome dose of humor to a film that is often emotionally overwhelming. The movie alternates between adorable and disturbing, but never gets too extreme either way. The plot gets a bit contrived at times, but the movie serves to question the comfort of routine middle-class existence, so it works. I am surprised this is not a well-known film. It is one of the best ones I've seen from the early 90s.

My Rating: 8/10.