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Dolores Claiborne (1995)

R 132 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Thriller  -   24 March 1995 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 17,555 users   Metascore: 62/100 
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A big-city reporter travels to the small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman that she works for as a maid.

Director:

Taylor Hackford

Writers:

Stephen King (book), Tony Gilroy (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kathy Bates ...
Jennifer Jason Leigh ...
Judy Parfitt Judy Parfitt ...
Christopher Plummer ...
David Strathairn ...
Eric Bogosian ...
John C. Reilly ...
Ellen Muth ...
Bob Gunton ...
Roy Cooper Roy Cooper ...
Wayne Robson Wayne Robson ...
Ruth Marshall ...
Weldon Allen Weldon Allen ...
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Tom Gallant Tom Gallant ...
Kelly Burnett Kelly Burnett ...
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Storyline

Dolores Claiborne works as a maid for a wealthy woman in remote Maine. When she is indicted for the elderly woman's murder, Dolores' daughter Selena returns from New York, where she has become a big-shot reporter. In the course of working out the details of what has happened, as well as some shady questions from the past and Selina's troubled childhood, many difficult truths are revealed about their family's domestic strife. This is cleverly portrayed with present reality shot in cool blue tones blending seamlessly into flashbacks shot in vivid color. As small town justice relentlessly grinds forward, surprises lie in store for the viewers.... Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Maid | Murder | Well | Maine  | See more »

Taglines:

They were separated by a death...and reunited by a murder. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and domestic abuse See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Eclipse total See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,721,920 (USA) (26 March 1995)

Gross:

$24,361,867 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Author Stephen King wrote the character of Dolores with Kathy Bates in mind. Bates had impressed the author after meeting him on the set of Misery. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Just as Dolores gets home from getting the afternoon off from Vera's, Joe steps up onto the porch. His left pant leg is ripped showing his thigh, but when he's chasing her through the yard his right pant leg is ripped. See more »

Quotes

Vera Donovan: [Vera is ringing a bell] Doloooress!...
Dolores Claiborne: Hells bells. Look who's up.
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Soundtracks

"Night in the Afternoon"
Written by Hendrik Muerkens See more »