Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jessica Lange | ... | Babs | |
Dennis Quaid | ... | Gavin Grey | |
Timothy Hutton | ... | Donnie 'Cake' | |
John Goodman | ... | Lawrence | |
Carl Lumbly | ... | Narvel Blue | |
Ray Baker | ... | Bolling Kiely | |
Savannah Smith Boucher | ... | Darlene Kiely (as Savannah Smith Bouchér) | |
Patricia Clarkson | ... | Leslie Stone | |
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Joseph Meyer | ... | Pep Leader |
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J. Kevin Brune | ... | Roommate |
Wayne Knight | ... | Fraternity Pisser | |
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Roy B. Stewart Sr. | ... | Junie |
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Pat Pierre Perkins | ... | Willy Mae |
Aaron Neville | ... | Man with Gun | |
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Shawn Burks | ... | Georgia Center |
Louisiana football star Gavin Grey had it all. He was an All-American champion who married his high-school sweetheart, homecoming queen Babs Rogers, and who was a hero to his hometown. Yet after a failed professional career, Gavin realizes that fame and success have passed him by and that he no longer is the hero everyone keeps reminding him he should still be. His dissatisfaction with his life leads to strains in his marriage, and Gavin begins to wonder who he is, if he's not a hero anymore. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
This film tells the story of anyone who has looked back on their life with fondness, embarrassment, nostalgia, sorrow, joy, and any other emotion you can think of. Dennis Quaid does some of his finest work as an All American college football player who is a superstar in spite of himself. While he enjoys the spotlight and all that goes with it to a certain extent, he just wants everyone to accept him for who he is. Jessica Lange does her usual stand out job portraying a prototype southern debutante who starts out happy to be her man's woman, but as time goes on discovers herself. Timothy Hutton plays the cousin to Quaid's character and finds himself woven into the lives of the born to be together couple. John Goodman turns in a great performance as a friend and teammate to the "Grey Ghost" that coincides with the beginning of his long running role as the quintessential suburban husband to Roseanne. While this film is entertaining to the sports fan, it also appeals to anyone who wishes they might have done things differently. If the ending doesn't grab you just a little, you're not human.