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The Spitfire Grill ()


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A young woman just out of prison finds spiritual redemption working at a cafe in Maine.

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Percy Talbott
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Hannah Ferguson
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Shelby Goddard
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Nahum Goddard
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Joe Sperling
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Sheriff Gary Walsh
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Johnny B. / Eli
Louise De Cormier ...
Effy Katshaw
Ida Griesemer ...
Rebecca Goddard
Lincoln Grow ...
Molly Goddard
Emerson Grow ...
Molly Goddard
Sam Lloyd Sr. ...
Meeshack Boggs
Lisa Louise Langford ...
Jolene
Forrest Murray ...
Stuart
Patty Smith ...
Customer #1
Faith Catlin ...
Neighbor
Janet St. Onge ...
Town member #2
Jim Hogue ...
Deputy
Stacy Becker ...
Clare
Cliff Levering ...
Aaron Sperling
Dennis Mientka ...
Customer #2
Stuart Jackson ...
Customer #3
Monica Callan ...
Woman at Bar
Richard Addis ...
Man at Bar
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Clare (voice)
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Linda Cook ...
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Malcolm Groome ...
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Gracie Moore ...
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Calvin Longe ...
Grill Regular (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron / Church Member (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lee David Zlotoff

Written by

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Lee David Zlotoff ... (written by)

Produced by

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Marci Liroff ... co-producer
Linda H. Miller ... associate producer
Forrest Murray ... producer
Deborah Stitt ... associate producer
Warren G. Stitt ... executive producer
Edward E. Vaughan ... co-producer

Music by

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James Horner

Cinematography by

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Robert Draper ... director of photography (as Rob Draper)

Editing by

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Margaret Goodspeed ... (as Margie Goodspeed)

Editorial Department

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Bob Allen ... first assistant editor
Roger Cooper ... assistant editor
Teresa Green ... post-production assistant
Bob McMillian ... color timer
Alex Ruschell ... post-production assistant
Ron Diamond ... epk editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Marci Liroff

Production Design by

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Howard Cummings

Art Direction by

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Peter Borck

Set Decoration by

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Larry Dias

Costume Design by

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Louise Mingenbach

Makeup Department

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Vickie Benson Waite ... makeup artist
Lynne K. Eagan ... key makeup artist (as Lynne Eagan)
Joani Yarbrough ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Craig Conolly ... production supervisor: additional photography
Clark Henderson ... post-production supervisor
Isabel Henderson ... post-production supervisor
Fred Styles ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Cas Donovan ... first assistant director
Amy J Schmidt ... second assistant director (as Amy Schmidt)

Art Department

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Michael Abrams ... painter
Michael Biggie ... charge scenic (as Mike Biggie)
Adam Braid ... set dresser
Kiah Caldwell ... art department coordinator
Chris Call ... property master
Bonnie Christensen ... painter
Robert DeNoon ... property assistant (as Robert Denoon II)
Joe Grafmuller ... lead man
Shari Griffin ... set dresser
Shannon Hart ... assistant set decorator
Joseph Kearney ... construction coordinator
Terry Lafar ... painter
Peter Letzelter-Smith ... set dresser
Pat McDonough ... carpenter
Jeffrey B. Parker ... carpenter
Bruce Perkins ... prop stills
Thomas Power ... on-set dresser
Travis Randall ... set dresser
Christopher Redmond ... assistant property master (as Chris Redmond)
Thaddaeus Scheel ... property assistant (as Thaddeus D. Scheel)
Michael Sheehan ... storyboard artist
Brian Woods ... carpenter

Sound Department

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Suzanne Angel ... adr assistant
David Bach ... sound effects editor
Oliver Barth ... adr editor
Sarah Brady ... adr supervisor
John Brasher ... re-recording mixer
Michael Ferdie ... assistant dialogue editor
Eric Hoeschen ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Marty Hutcherson ... sound
Carlos Isais ... assistant sound recordist
Adriane Marfiak ... sound effects editor
Steuart Pearce ... production sound mixer
Doug Reed ... foley artist / foley editor
Brian Smith ... foley recordist / sound recordist
Kira Smith ... boom operator
Walter Spencer ... dialogue editor
Daniel W. Victor Jr. ... stereo sound consultant: Stereo
Elmo Weber ... sound designer (as L Mo Webber)

Stunts

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Danny Aiello III ... stunt coordinator
Bill Anagnos ... stunts
Don Hewitt ... stunts
Jery Hewitt ... stunts
Phil Neilson ... stunts (as Phil Nielson)
Janet Paparazzo ... stunt double (as Janet Paparozzo)

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Blundell ... electrician
Fadi Bousamra ... electrician
Erik Carter ... electrician
Dan Cornwall ... best boy electric
Bill Floyd ... assistant camera: additional photography (as William Floyd)
Dale Fowler ... electrician
Don Geronimo ... grip
Doug Gilmore ... key grip
Jeff Graham ... first assistant camera
Bill Gunther ... grip
Tom Keenan ... electrician
Jamie Lagerhausen ... best boy
Eric Lee ... still photographer
Tully McCulloch ... gaffer
Carl Puckett ... second assistant camera
Richard Rutkowski ... first assistant camera: additional photography
Larry Sushinski ... grip
Gary A. Williams ... dolly grip
Josh Gundling Williamson ... camera loader (as Josh Gundling)
Don Telles ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Monica Callan ... extras casting
Jay Craven ... local casting
Cathy Dwyer ... extras casting
Bess O'Brien ... local casting
Shawne Rowe ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Lori Eskowitz-Carter ... assistant costume designer (as Lori Eskowitz)
Antoinette Squeo ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Patrick Clow ... assistant location manager
Jacob F. Conrad ... location scout
Marla Colette Coyne ... location assistant
Charles Gauvain ... location assistant
Thomas Small ... location manager

Music Department

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Bob Bornstein ... music preparation
Sandy De Crescent ... music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Alasdair Fraser ... musician: violin solos
Jim Henrikson ... music editor
James Horner ... orchestrator
Randy Kerber ... musician: piano solos
Shawn Murphy ... music mixer / music recordist
Dean Parks ... musician: guitar solos
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute solos
James Horner ... conductor (uncredited)
Stephen Lotwis ... music editor: temp music (uncredited)
Wayne Peet ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Chiemi Karasawa ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Dennis Bouffard ... driver
Travis G. Bush ... driver
Mark A. Cote ... driver
Mike Devaney ... driver: honeywagon
Russ Lepine ... driver
Deanna Leslie ... driver
Jeffrey L. Paradysz ... driver
Ethan Prochnik ... transportation coordinator
Jim Reynolds ... driver (as James Reynolds)
Skip Steffens ... driver
Quinlan Sullivan ... driver

Additional Crew

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Brenda Armstrong ... caterer
Cynthia Blaze ... dialect coach
Lura Bruno ... nurse
Frank Carlet ... glacier's handler
Tim Corbin ... caterer
Jonathan Dana ... production consultant
Richard Davies ... electronic press kit
Janna DeLury ... craft service
Michael Donner ... post-production accountant
Cathy Dwyer ... product placement
Matthew W. Flannery ... key production assistant
Marcus Hamilton ... set production assistant
Elizabeth Himelstein ... dialect coach
Karen Lawson ... studio teacher
Todd Lyon ... office production assistant
Robert Martini ... teamster captain
Linda H. Miller ... production controller
Brian P. Moore ... unit publicist (as Brian Moore)
Rex Nicholson ... director: additional photography
Anne Reddington ... assistant auditor
Victoria Robinson ... assistant production coordinator
Jason E. Sapp ... set production assistant
Pam Sharp ... production publicist
Eric Solsaa ... film runner
Jeffrey Stitt ... dialect coach
Linda Taffar ... caterer
Jennifer Truelove ... key production assistant
Will Weiske ... office production assistant
Pamela White ... assistant: W. Stitt
Greg Wimer ... key unit production assistant
Cynthia Blaise ... dialect coach (uncredited)
Shirley Davis ... production coordinator (uncredited)
Jessica Drake ... dialect coach (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others. Written by Erich Boleyn

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Taglines To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Grill (Canada, English title)
  • La seconde chance (France)
  • Die Geschichte vom Spitfire Grill (Germany)
  • La historia del Spitfire Grill (Spain)
  • Empezando de nuevo (Argentina)
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Runtime
  • 117 min
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Budget $6,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $150,049, 25 Aug 1996

Did You Know?

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Trivia An early Christian film made by The Sacred Heart League, Inc. to raise money for Auto Immune Disease research and treatment. See more »
Goofs Percy announces to a group of customers that she served time in prison for manslaughter but Naham has to call the county court to find out what she was convicted for. It's not plausible that the whole town, including Percy, wouldn't know about it after Percy's confession. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in A Very Brady Sequel/She's the One/Kansas City/Girls Town/The Spitfire Grill (1996). See more »
Soundtracks Falling Sky See more »
Quotes Nahum Goddard: Where do you come from, Percy?
Percy: Ohio.
Nahum Goddard: Ohio, huh. I had some clients from Ohio once. Didn't sound like you do.
Percy: Well I wouldn't mind coming from someplace else, if that doesn't suit you.
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