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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | Robert E. Howard | |
| Renée Zellweger | ... | Novalyne Price | |
| Ann Wedgeworth | ... | Mrs. Howard | |
| Harve Presnell | ... | Dr. Howard | |
| Benjamin Mouton | ... | Clyde Smith | |
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Helen Cates | ... | Enid |
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Leslie Buesing | ... | Ethel (as Leslie Berger) |
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Chris Shearer | ... | Truett |
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Sandy Walper | ... | Mammy |
| Marion Eaton | ... | Woman on Bus | |
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Dell Aldrich | ... | Mrs. Hemphill (as Dell F. Aldrich) |
| Libby Villari | ... | Etna Reed Price | |
| Michael Corbett | ... | Booth Adams | |
| Antonia Bogdanovich | ... | Teacher | |
| Elizabeth D'Onofrio | ... | Mrs. Smith | |
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In Texas in the 1930s, young schoolteacher Novalyne Price meets a handsome, eccentric, interesting young man named Robert Howard. He's a successful writer - of the pulp stories of 'Conan the Barbarian'; she's an aspiring one. A friendship develops into a sort of courtship. Based on a memoir by Novalyne Price. Written by Eileen Berdon <eberdon@aol.com>
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A true story about the true love of the greatest pulp fiction writer of all time.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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20 December 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$1,300,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,318, 22 December 1996, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$136,933, 5 January 1997Company Credits
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Novalyne Price: I met Bob Howard today. My old sweetheart, Clyde, brought him over.
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Composed by Gerhard Trede (as Victor Cavini)
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The Bastrop, Texas, home that stood in for the home of Robert Howard, was the World War II residence of Judge C. B, Maynard, a Major in the J.A.G. office at U.S. Army training center Camp Swift. On 6 October 1942, a G.I. trainee who had been institutionalized before induction kidnapped and choked to death the judge's eight-year-old daughter. Apprehended immediately in a stolen car. he was found guilty at court martial and sentenced to hang. He was executed 19 March 1943. The Maynard family left Bastrop later. See more »Goofs
The door of the car that won't start shuts itself. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Novalyne Price: I met Bob Howard today. My old sweetheart, Clyde, brought him over.
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During her interview on "Inside the Actor's Studio", Renee Zellweger revealed that the end credit for Woofgang Zellweger was an inside reference to her dog, "Woof." See more »Soundtracks
Rue ParisienneComposed by Gerhard Trede (as Victor Cavini)
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It's a good film, but it's absolutely painful to watch, as you repeatedly wish they'd put aside their insecurities and get together. The best screen kiss in recent memory is in this film and it gives you a taste of the power they would've had if they would've always stayed together, instead of straying alone. One of the most emotionally abusive films of the last year, it's more of a realistic romance instead of the perfect one featured in films such as "You've Got Mail". This and many other films serve as a reminder that most great romances are not without torturous actions from both halves.