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15 December 1996 (USA) morePlot:
Difficult tale of poor, struggling South Carolinian mother & daughter, who each face painful choices with their resolve and pride... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
Not as good as you've been made to believe. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Anney Boatwright | |
| Ron Eldard | ... | Glen Waddell | |
| Glenne Headly | ... | Aunt Ruth | |
| Lyle Lovett | ... | Wade | |
| Jena Malone | ... | Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright | |
| Dermot Mulroney | ... | Lyle Parsons | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Dee Dee | |
| Michael Rooker | ... | Uncle Earle | |
| Diana Scarwid | ... | Aunt Raylene | |
| Susan Traylor | ... | Alma | |
| Grace Zabriskie | ... | Granny | |
| Richard Todd Sullivan | ... | Travis | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Mr. Waddell | |
| Lindley Mayer | ... | Reese | |
| Jamison Stewart | ... | Grey |
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Rated R for strong depiction of sexual and violent abuse, including a rape scene involving a young girl.Parents Guide:
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97 minCountry:
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Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating on appeal) | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:R-15 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:Unrated | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Whiteville, North Carolina, USAFun Stuff
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Anachronisms: (00:12:57) Dermot Mulroney's character (Lyle Parsons) is driving along a road past a modern looking house with a very modern looking red truck parked in the driveway. moreQuotes:
Glen Waddell: I talked to Annie, you know, and she's comin' back. She promised. She said she just needs a little time, time to make it up to you. She loves you more than I can understand. You know what your mama told me? She's not coming home till you come home too. You're gonna have to tell her it's alright. You're gonna have to tell her that we'll be together, again.Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright: No. I don't wanna live with you no more. I told mama she can go back. I told her she could. But I can't. I won't.
Glen Waddell: You won't? You won't live with me no more? You are still a child! You don't say what you do! I'm your daddy! I say you what to do!
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An excellent cast who do their best with an awful script, inept direction, and some of the worst score that I have ever heard. More TV movie of the week than serious drama. Which is sad when one considers that the source material is very serious and very real. The film makers decided that instead of building drama and character, it was better to just show the most graphic and violent bits and hope that the audience would be shocked into sympathy and caring. In my opinion, one the most blatant forms of cut and paste film adapting.