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Writers (WGA):
Clyde Edgerton (novel)
Paul Tamasy (screenplay)
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Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Doing the right thing can be as hard as... Walking Across Egypt
Plot:
An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent. | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Forrest ... Stray Dog

Ellen Burstyn ... Mattie Rigsbee

Judge Reinhold ... Robert Rigsbee

Mark Hamill ... Lamar N. Benfield

Gwen Verdon ... Alora
Harve Presnell ... Finner

Edward Herrmann ... Rev. Vernon

Jonathan Taylor Thomas ... Wesley Benfield
James Coleman III ... Blake
Patrick David ... Johnny

David Cooper ... Funeral Director
Jim Borda ... Guard #1
Steven West ... Guard #2
Steve Raulerson ... Warden Haswell
Pat Corley ... Sheriff Tillman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Leading with Her Heart (USA) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence and language.
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Clermont, Florida, USA more
Company:
Mitchum Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Just before lights out in the prison dorm, Wesley had a radio taped to the underside of the upper bunk of his bunk bed. Just after the guard patrols on night duty, the radio is no longer there. more
Quotes:
Wesley Benfield: [lying back in the bath] God damn, this feels nice!
Mattie Rigsbee: Young man, you will not take the Lord's name in vain in my house!
Wesley Benfield: I'm not in the house, I'm in the tub!
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Soundtrack:
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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
simply beautiful, 25 July 2000
10/10
Author: madseason106

This movie blew me away completely. I am a Jonathan Taylor Thomas fan, and had been waiting to see him in a new movie. Some of his others films were pretty corny, and I was afraid that he would not escape his "bubble gum, sugar-sweet" image, However, this film proves he can do drama as well as the next guy. Everyone in my family enjoyed the movie tremendously- especially me. Ellen Burnstyn is superb as Mattie, the elderly God-fearing woman practically looking forward her to funeral, until Wesley comes along. He brings youth and joy to her life, and she brings intelligence, truth, and God into his. Both sides benefit from this experience. I would recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for a heartfelt, meaningful drama that is also sweet and funny.

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