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Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
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15 December 1996 (USA)
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Difficult tale of poor, struggling South Carolinian mother & daughter, who each face painful choices with their resolve and pride...
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Won Primetime Emmy.
Another 5 wins
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Perhaps the Strongest Argument Against Child Abuse Ever Filmed
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Cast
(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.
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97 min
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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:R
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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.
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Glen Waddell:
We're movin'.
Anney Boatwright: What? Where?
Glen Waddell: Found us a new place over by the JC Penney mill.
Aunt Ruth: Why? What's wrong with this place?
Alma: Damn you, Glen Waddell. Don't you take Anney so far away.
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Anney Boatwright: What? Where?
Glen Waddell: Found us a new place over by the JC Penney mill.
Aunt Ruth: Why? What's wrong with this place?
Alma: Damn you, Glen Waddell. Don't you take Anney so far away.
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I Walk The Line
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This film gnawed at me. And gnawed, and gnawed. It's a difficult film to really "like", considering the subject matter, but the acting and directing were so outstanding that the film must be seen. The casting was so dead on; Ron Eldard, an actor I knew only from his role on "ER", was chillingly effective as the handsome-yet-monstrous "Daddy Glen", young Jena Malone came across as an old pro as little Bone, and I was overjoyed to see Michael Rooker, a talented and often overlooked actor, take a rare turn as good guy Earle. Also good to see Diana Scarwid get a rare role into which she could really sink her teeth. I must confess, the scene in which Earle, Wade, and Travis beat the stuffing out of Glen at the funeral had me cheering and swinging my own fists. If anyone out there - particularly women whose husbands or boyfriends have "tempers" - can watch this film and still not see the light, nothing will ever make them see. A triumph for Anjelica Huston, as well as for her cast. Is "Bastard Out of Carolina" a disturbing film? Absolutely. Is it at times graphic, even horrifying? No question. But it is also a fine piece of filmmaking, and something any true film lover should see.