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How to Make an American Quilt

  • 19951995
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Alfre Woodard, and Kate Nelligan in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
ComedyDramaRomance
Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
12K
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    • Jocelyn Moorhouse
    • Whitney Otto(novel)
    • Jane Anderson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • Ellen Burstyn
    • Anne Bancroft
    • Jocelyn Moorhouse
    • Whitney Otto(novel)
    • Jane Anderson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • Ellen Burstyn
    • Anne Bancroft
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    Winona Ryder in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
    Winona Ryder and Anne Bancroft in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
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    Winona Ryder and Kate Capshaw in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
    Winona Ryder in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
    Winona Ryder and Kate Nelligan in How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
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    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Finn
    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Hy
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Glady Joe
    Kaelynn Craddick
    • Young Finn
    Sara Craddick
    • Young Finn
    Kate Capshaw
    Kate Capshaw
    • Sally
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Finn's Father
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Sam
    Maya Angelou
    Maya Angelou
    • Anna
    Alfre Woodard
    Alfre Woodard
    • Marianna
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Sophia
    Jean Simmons
    Jean Simmons
    • Em
    Kate Nelligan
    Kate Nelligan
    • Constance
    Denis Arndt
    Denis Arndt
    • James
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Arthur
    Derrick O'Connor
    Derrick O'Connor
    • Dean
    Johnathon Schaech
    Johnathon Schaech
    • Leon
    Samantha Mathis
    Samantha Mathis
    • Young Sophia
      • Jocelyn Moorhouse
      • Whitney Otto(novel)
      • Jane Anderson(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Jared Leto.
    • Goofs
      When Finn meets Leon at the pool for the first time, the towel around her waist disappears and reappears.
    • Quotes

      Finn: Young lovers seek perfection. Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together and of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Assassins/Dead Presidents/How to Make an American Quilt/Strange Days/Persuasion (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Matondoni Wedding
      Recorded by David Fanshawe

      from the album "Kenya & Tanzania: Witchcraft & Ritual Music"

      Courtesy of Nonesuch Records

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews53

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    ****More than a Hollywood drama piece*****
    Love, development and maturity all form the embroidery for this "more than a Hollywood drama piece" quilt, with stitching that matches the craftily, skilfully and fruitfully detailed needlework. From the needle of a great, star-laden ensemble, the patterns have been carefully but imaginatively sown into the wool - from a powerful exploration of human relationships to the torture of love, the journeys of women and the revelations of grief and new beginnings - there are many materials and colours used to form this quilt, and there is something that will appeal to everyone. Just like an American quilt, you too seem to become apart of the amazing, cathartic story lines, which weave together to make this cinematic masterpiece. It is evident that the embroiderer clearly knows how to make an American Quilt!
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    5
    • spence66
    • Apr 1, 2006

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Banning, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 57 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS-Stereo
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      • Dolby Digital

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