Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Mary Steenburgen | ... | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings | |
Rip Torn | ... | Marsh Turner | |
Peter Coyote | ... | Norton Baskin | |
Dana Hill | ... | Ellie Turner | |
Alfre Woodard | ... | Geechee | |
Joanna Miles | ... | Mrs. Turner | |
Ike Eisenmann | ... | Paul | |
Cary Guffey | ... | Floyd Turner | |
Toni Hudson | ... | Tim's Wife | |
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Bo Rucker | ... | Leroy |
Jay O. Sanders | ... | Charles Rawlings | |
John Hammond | ... | Tim | |
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Tommy Alford | ... | Postal Clerk |
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Norton Baskin | ... | Man in the Rocking Chair |
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Terrence Gehr | ... | Store Keeper |
In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
'Cross Creek' (1983) The story of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and her life in the backwoods Florida town of Cross Creek after moving there from New York in the 1930's to continue her writing. I have been a visitor to her home in Cross Creek and even today the area looks like it probably did 60 years ago. Mary Steenburgen does a nice job as the independent, hard drinking Rawlings and Peter Coyote is fine as Norton Baskin, who eventually became her husband. Nicely photographed with a lovely musical score, 'Cross Creek'is a slow, easy going movie and the viewer will enjoy the people in Ms. Rawlings life, particularly the always steady Rip Torn and the late Dana Hill. An enjoyable experience.