Grace of My Heart (1996)

An aspiring singer, Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton, sacrifices her own singing career to write hit songs that launch the careers of other singers. The film follows her life from her first break... See full summary »

Director:

Allison Anders

Writer:

Allison Anders

Stars:

Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Sissy Boyd

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Illeana Douglas	...	Denise Waverly / Edna Buxton
Sissy Boyd	...	Dress Saleswoman
Christina Pickles	...	Mrs. Buxton
Jill Sobule	...	Singing Contestant
Jennifer Leigh Warren	...	Doris Shelley
Tegan West	...	M.C. at Talent Show
Richard Schiff	...	Audition Record Producer
Natalie Venetia Belcon	...	Betty
Kathy Barbour	...	Sha Sha
John Turturro	...	Joel Millner
Diane Robin	...	Waitress in Diner
Eric Jerome Kirkland	...	Stylette
Irving Washington III	...	Stylette (as Irving Eugene Washington III)
Kurt Jackson	...	Stylette
Michael Angelo Saulsberry	...	Stylette (as Michael Saulsberry)

Storyline

An aspiring singer, Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton, sacrifices her own singing career to write hit songs that launch the careers of other singers. The film follows her life from her first break, through the pain of rejection from the recording industry and a bad marriage, to her final triumph.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | title directed by female | songwriter | singer songwriter | rock band | 

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Taglines:

For years her songs brought fame to other people. Then she found her own voice.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, and for some sexuality and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Sombra de Um Génio

Filming Locations:

1365 S Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$173,654, 15 September 1996, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$617,632, 6 October 1996

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cappa Production, Gramercy Pictures (I), Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In what would have been her film debut, Amy Ryan played a character married to Eric Stoltz in the second part of the film, but was cut from the final edit of the film.

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Goofs

Jay Phillips' sunglasses during TV interview.

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Quotes

Denise Waverly: He smokes some grass. He uses some psychedelics. He uses peyote, but he is down on hard drugs.

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Connections

Referenced in Dinner for Five: Episode #1.3 (2002)

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Soundtracks

Don't You Think it's Time
Written and Performed by J. Mascis (as J Mascis)
Produced by J. Mascis (as J Mascis) and Larry Klein
Courtesy of Blanco y Negro/Warner Music UK Limited

User Reviews

Hugely Entertaining

Just watched this movie over the Festive season and boy did it add to my enjoyment. No synopsis here boys and girls. It was just a very entertaining movie, great soundtrack and acting. And by the by, whoever said Illeana Douglas is ugly should visit the local optican.