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The Long Walk Home

  • 19901990
  • PGPG
  • 1h 37m
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7.3/10
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Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)
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Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
IMDb RATING
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4.1K
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POPULARITY
13,514
1,108
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    • Director
      • Richard Pearce
    • Writer
      • John Cork
    • Stars
      • Sissy Spacek
      • Whoopi Goldberg
      • Dwight Schultz
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Richard Pearce
    • Writer
      • John Cork
    • Stars
      • Sissy Spacek
      • Whoopi Goldberg
      • Dwight Schultz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    The Long Walk Home
    Trailer 1:45
    The Long Walk Home

    Photos14

    Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)
    Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)
    Sissy Spacek and Lexi Randall in The Long Walk Home (1990)
    Whoopi Goldberg in The Long Walk Home (1990)
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    Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)
    Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek in The Long Walk Home (1990)

    Top cast

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    Sissy Spacek
    Sissy Spacek
    • Miriam Thompson
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Odessa Cotter
    Dwight Schultz
    Dwight Schultz
    • Norman Thompson
    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • Herbert Cotter
    Dylan Baker
    Dylan Baker
    • Tunker Thompson
    Erika Alexander
    Erika Alexander
    • Selma Cotter
    Lexi Randall
    Lexi Randall
    • Mary Catherine
    • (as Lexi Faith Randall)
    Richard Habersham
    • Theodore Cotter
    Jason Weaver
    Jason Weaver
    • Franklin Cotter
    Crystal Robbins
    Crystal Robbins
    • Sara Thompson
    Cherene Snow
    • Claudia
    Chelcie Ross
    Chelcie Ross
    • Martin
    Dan Butler
    Dan Butler
    • Charlie
    Philip Sterling
    Philip Sterling
    • Winston
    Schuyler Fisk
    Schuyler Fisk
    • Judy (Girl at Oak Park)
    Nancy Moore Atchison
    • Anne (Girl at Oak Park)
    Haynes Brooke
    Haynes Brooke
    • Policeman at Oak Park
    Jim Aycock
    • Roger
    • Director
      • Richard Pearce
    • Writer
      • John Cork
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      One of the buses used in the background is the actual bus #2857 on which Rosa Parks was arrested. The bus was in such bad shape that it had to be repainted and towed by a cable in scenes where it is moving. It has since been fully restored, and is now on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the story, the narrator (the adult Mary Katherine) says that she was 7 years old at the time of the story. Later, when Mrs. Thompson is angrily calling the police, she says "Tell Clyde Sellers that one of his policeman threw my 9-year-old daughter out of Oak Park" when talking to the secretary.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Narrator: 50,000 boycotted the buses in Montgomery. I knew one. Her name was Odessa Cotter.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Postcards from the Edge/Saving Grace/White Hunter, Black Heart/After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Picnic
      Written by George Duning and Steve Allen

      Performed by The McGuire Sisters

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews37

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    10/10
    Wow!
    This movie should be shown to every White person over the age of 16! The reason I say that is because it tells the cold, hard truth of what Blacks had to go through back in the 60's and it's not sugarcoated at all. It's not being said to make people feel guilty over something that they probably never took part in, but to educate people in what most public school systems DON'T teach about. As someone of primarily Native American descent who considers themselves pretty educated about Black history, I myself was very shocked and saddened at the brutality that Black Americans had to face (and still do at times). A picture (or movie) is worth a thousand words. This movie would be educational to everyone who views it. I would definitely recommend this movie to others.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1991 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der lange Weg
    • Filming locations
      • Montgomery, Alabama, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dave Bell Associates
      • New Visions Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,873,620
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,140
      • Dec 25, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,873,620
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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