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Grace of My Heart

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
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6.7/10
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Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz, Illeana Douglas, and John Turturro in Grace of My Heart (1996)
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Edna wins a recording contract singing her own song at a competition in 1958. After trying to make it as a singer/songwriter for 11 months in NYC, she has success writing songs for others at... Read allEdna wins a recording contract singing her own song at a competition in 1958. After trying to make it as a singer/songwriter for 11 months in NYC, she has success writing songs for others at the Brill Building.Edna wins a recording contract singing her own song at a competition in 1958. After trying to make it as a singer/songwriter for 11 months in NYC, she has success writing songs for others at the Brill Building.
IMDb RATING
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    • Illeana Douglas
    • John Turturro
    • Sissy Boyd
    • Allison Anders
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    • Illeana Douglas
    • John Turturro
    • Sissy Boyd
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    Illeana Douglas in Grace of My Heart (1996)
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    Eric Stoltz in Grace of My Heart (1996)
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    Matt Dillon in Grace of My Heart (1996)
    Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Kurt Jackson, Eric Jerome Kirkland, and Michael Angelo Saulsberry in Grace of My Heart (1996)
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    Illeana Douglas
    Illeana Douglas
    • Denise Waverly…
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Joel Millner
    Sissy Boyd
    • Dress Saleswoman
    Christina Pickles
    Christina Pickles
    • Mrs. Buxton
    Jill Sobule
    • Singing Contestant
    Jennifer Leigh Warren
    Jennifer Leigh Warren
    • Doris Shelley
    Tegan West
    • M.C. at Talent Show
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Audition Record Producer
    Natalie Venetia Belcon
    • Betty
    Kathy Barbour
    • Sha Sha
    Diane Robin
    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)
    Drena De Niro
    Drena De Niro
    • Receptionist #1
    Jade Gordon
    Jade Gordon
    • Girl in Coffee Shop
    Eric Stoltz
    Eric Stoltz
    • Howard Cazsatt
      • Allison Anders
      • Allison Anders
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    • Trivia
      The character of Kelly Porter, the female bubblegum pop singer who was in the closet (played by Bridget Fonda) was inspired by Lesley Gore, who actually helped compose some of the music for the movie. At the time of Gore's death in 2015, she had been with her romantic partner, Lois Sasson, for 33 years.
    • Goofs
      Jay Phillips' sunglasses during TV interview.
    • Quotes

      Record producer: I don't want to burst your bubble, but not only do we have someone like you. We are trying to get rid of the someone like you.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: American Buffalo/Fly Away Home/Feeling Minnesota/The Rich Man's Wife/Grace of My Heart/The Wife (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Blues Ain't Nothin' But A Woman Crying For Her Man
      Written by J. Mayo Williams

      Produced by Carlton Kaller (as Carl Kaller)

      Performed by Wendy Williams

      Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

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    8/10
    Interesting & Nostalgic...
    "Grace Of My Heart" is similar to "Valley Of The Dolls" because the characters, in both films, are "loosely based" on actual people showing their rise & fall in show business. Illeana Douglas plays singer/songwriter Edna Buxton who becomes Denise Waverly. She's based on Carol Klein who became Carole King. A New Yorker who churned out hit after hit in the famous Brill Building. Where some of the action in "Grace Of My Heart" also takes place. John Turturro is based on record producer Phil Spector (complete with bad toupee & the wearing of sunglasses indoors). Matt Dillon fronts "The Riptides" (The Beach Boys). "The Luminaires" are based on girl groups like The Shirelles & The Chiffons. Bridget Fonda portrays "teenaged" angst-ridden, big-haired, bubblegum idol & lesbian Kelly Porter. There's no question that she's based on Lesley Gore. Interestingly, Lesley Gore wrote the tune Bridget lip synch's in the film, "My Secret Love" (which is a homage to Lesley's "You Don't Own Me"). The music in this movie is very good & has that 60's, 70's feel to it. I just wish the soundtrack album had included the tunes "Hey There" & "Grace Of My Heart" by Kristen Vigard who did the vocals for Illeana Douglas. If you like nostalgic movies about pop music like "The Idolmaker", "Grease", "That Thing You Do" & "Hairspray" you'll like this too.
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    • Is it true that Grace of my Heart was based on the life and career of Carole King?
    • Is it true that Grace of my Heart was based on the life and career of Carole King?

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 1365 S Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cappa Production
      • Gramercy Pictures (I)
      • Universal Pictures
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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
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