The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)

The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself ... See full summary »

Director:

James Keach

Writer:

Philip Railsback

Stars:

Robert Duvall, Aidan Quinn, Frances Fisher

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Duvall	...	Mr. Cox
Aidan Quinn	...	Don Day
Frances Fisher	...	Cora Day
Brian Dennehy	...	Big Dave McDermot
Lexi Randall	...	Beatric Day (eldest daughter)
Kaytlyn Knowles	...	Pauline Day
Francesca Eastwood	...	Mary Day (as Francesca Ruth Eastwood)
Joe Stevens	...	Big Dave's driver
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Roy
Victor Wong	...	Henry Nakai
Paul Lazar	...	Seymour
Spencer Garrett	...	Delbert Tims
Park Overall	...	Shirl (waitress)
Zach Grenier	...	Larry Ligstow (owner of Greek restaurant)
Wayne Dehart	...	Robert

Storyline

The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?

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Plot Keywords:

oil | arrogance | hurricane | triumph | unemployment | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der wunderliche Mr. Cox

Filming Locations:

Abilene, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$99,318 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Butcher's Run Films, Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Mr. Cox (Robert Duvall) is speaking to Cecil, the hotel clerk, the same extra (a young, short man wearing a gray suit) appears in the background from two different camera angles.

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Soundtracks

"'Vesti La Giubba' from I Pagliacci"
Written by Ruggerio Leoncavallo
Performed by Enrico Caruso
Courtesy of Everest Records

User Reviews

Henrietta

I was born and raised in Henrietta. I graduated from there. I still visit often because I have family there. My granddad was born there as well as my dad. The actual events/people, I don't think happened. Having said that it is true that for many years no one believed there was oil there. Not until some somebody managed to find it. So while the people are different and the situations, I think that it has to be basically a true story if only loosely. But let me tell you that the real history and the real "stars" of that area are the old folks. If you listen to their stories, they will take you back to a different time with them. The only problem is that since they have lived in such a small place for such a long time, you might get a full genealogy report on half the county. LOL. Its just the way the culture is. Its nice (and more than a little amazing) to see a movie about my little hometown, I have to admit.