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Bastard Out of Carolina
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7.4/10   1,919 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Dorothy Allison (book)
Anne Meredith (teleplay)
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Release Date:
15 December 1996 (USA) more
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Difficult tale of poor, struggling South Carolinian mother & daughter, who each face painful choices with their resolve and pride... more | add synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Jena Malone's superb performance near perfection more (57 total)

Cast

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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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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. more
Quotes:
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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Right Or Wrong (I'll Be With You) more

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18 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Jena Malone's superb performance near perfection, 28 September 2000
10/10
Author: ancient-andean from Bolivia

Knowing that the movie deals with the multiple abuse of a young girl, I first read a long interview with Jena Malone, who plays 10 year old Bones, about her role in the movie and the relationship with both her mother and the film crew. I was assured that she is a strong girl and understood the role she played.

When she was little Bones' own daddy swings her around and around in a beautiful scene by a lake. There are sparkles on the water and in her eyes. But tragedy takes her daddy away, and for, what must have been a few years, she sits in the back of her car cuddling her little sister and waiting for her mother to get off shift at the cafe she worked at. Her mom gets married to a man who is pathetic, and at the same time angry, violent and ultimately a monster of cruelty to little Bones. Early on, he sexually abuses her in the car as they wait outside the hospital for her mother to give birth. Jena Malone played her part to perfection. Her pain, crooked smile, perfect cracker accent, defiance and fear drilled itself into my heart. I could feel her hopelessness and at the same time the flashes of joy when she was free to sing, as well as the love and protection she felt for her little sister.

The relationships between the characters were fully developed. While I cheered when Bones' stepfather was beat up, I still had a hard time hating him as much as I should. Bones' mother, although a sympathetic character who loved her babies, I may not forgive, at least from the time she carried Bones out of the hospital.

Altogether a ten star movie.

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