Frankie Addams, 12-year-old tomboy, feels disconnected from the world. Frankie's mother died when she was born, and her father is a distant, uncomprehending figure. Her closest companions ...
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Title: The Member of the Wedding (TV Movie 1997)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Anna Paquin | ... | Frankie Addams | |
| Alfre Woodard | ... | Berenice Sadie Brown | |
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Corey Dunn | ... | John Henry |
| Enrico Colantoni | ... | Mr. Addams | |
| Anne Tremko | ... | Janice | |
| Matt McGrath | ... | Jarvis | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Officer Wylie | |
| Jack Landry | ... | Red-Haired Soldier | |
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Maggie Marshall | ... | Emmaline Williams / Voice of Carson McCullers |
| Andy Stahl | ... | Mr. Williams (as Andrew Stahl) | |
| Joanne Pankow | ... | Mrs. Wray | |
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Lou Criscuolo | ... | Blue Moon Owner |
| Stephanie Denise Griffin | ... | Winnie (as Stephanie Griffin) | |
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James J. Pence Jr. | ... | Minister |
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Al Wiggins | ... | T.T. Williams (as Alfred Wiggins) |
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Frankie Addams, 12-year-old tomboy, feels disconnected from the world. Frankie's mother died when she was born, and her father is a distant, uncomprehending figure. Her closest companions are the family's African American maid, Berenice Sadie Brown, and her six-year-old cousin, John Henry West. She has no friends in her small Southern town and dreams of going away with her brother and his bride-to-be on their honeymoon.
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There's a time in a young girl's life when nothing's right...but everything's possible.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Music by Laurence Rosenthal
Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel
Performed by Willow Wray
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Frankie Addams: Those sons of bitches. I could just shoot every last one of them with a pistol.See more »
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How Long Is Loneliness?Music by Laurence Rosenthal
Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel
Performed by Willow Wray
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 January 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Member of the Family See more »Filming Locations:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USACompany Credits
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This could have been a wonderful version of McCuller's novel if Pacquin had not been so terrible in the role of Frankie. She may have been good in her first role in "The Piano", but she has not become a good actress. Her acting ability has not grown...it has diminished. In this play, her acting is painful to watch. One can 'see' her act which is not pleasant. She just doesn't have the talent to pull it off. As a young Jane Eyre, it was also painful to watch her. For anyone who has seen the original version of "Member of the Wedding" with Julie Harris will know what I mean. Harris was incredible and it would be hard to match her performance. Pacquin just seems to be a lightweight playing against the extremely talented Alfre Woodard. I love this play and it just made me sad to see Pacquin do such a terrible job with such a fascinating character.