Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Lili Taylor | ... | Evie Decker | |
Guy Pearce | ... | Drumstrings Casey | |
Irma P. Hall | ... | Clotelia | |
Tom Bower | ... | Mr. Decker | |
Bruno Kirby | ... | Kiddie Acres Manager | |
Veronica Cartwright | ... | Mrs. Casey | |
Shawnee Smith | ... | Faye-Jean Lindsay | |
Sara Rue | ... | Violet | |
John Hawkes | ... | David Elliot | |
Marshall Bell | ... | Mr. Casey | |
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Jo Ann Farabee | ... | Woman at Salon |
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Harv Morgan | ... | Dick St. Clair |
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Jason Russel Waller | ... | Audience Member #1 (as Jason Russell Waller) |
Lew Temple | ... | Audience Member #2 | |
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Jason Kavalewitz | ... | Young Sex Band |
Evie Decker, a shy young woman, falls in love with pop star Drumstrings Casey after hearing his voice on the radio. Summoning the courage to pursue the singer, Evie starts to break out of her shell... Written by Anonymous
This film is an absolute gem. It was filmed in and around Austin, and I didn't even know it until I saw the landscape. Not to mention the cameo of our former mayor Kirk Watson!
What can be said about Lili Taylor that hasn't been better said by superior raters? She's simply amazing as Evie. I've read other reviews that claim she was too old for the part and I completely disagree. She brings a clear and clean strength to this role that was absolutely required for the part to shine as it did. She just simply glowed through the movie like a firefly. Guy Pearce made this viewer fall in love with him the way Drumstrings made Evie fall in love.
Evie's relationship with her father was warm and touching. Her soul is so strong yet so fragile because of it's capacity to love that at one point I caught myself saying to the screen, "Don't break her heart. Please don't break her heart". This movie is a special treasure.