Miss Meadows (2014)

A story centered on a proper elementary school teacher who moonlights as a vigilante.

Director:

Karen Leigh Hopkins

Writer:

Karen Leigh Hopkins

Stars:

Katie Holmes, James Badge Dale, Callan Mulvey

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katie Holmes	...	Miss Meadows
James Badge Dale	...	Sheriff
Callan Mulvey	...	Skylar
Jean Smart	...	Mother Meadows
Mary Kay Place	...	Mrs. Davenport
Ava Kolker	...	Heather
Stephen Bishop	...	Lt. Danny
Kate Linder	...	Trudy Navis
James Landry Hébert	...	Derek Pierson / Young Man at Weenie Stand
James Keane	...	Father Peter
Graham Beckel	...	Tony Weaver / Driver of Truck
Gregory Allen Smith	...	Willie
Anna Moravcik	...	Little Miss Meadows
Tyler Corbet	...	Gordon (as Tyler R. Corbet)
Milly Hopkins	...	Sarah

Storyline

Prim schoolteacher Miss Meadows (Katie Holmes) is not entirely what she appears. Well-mannered, sweet, and caring, yes, but underneath the candy-sweet exterior hides the soul of a vigilante, taking it upon herself to right the wrongs in this cruel world by whatever means necessary. Things get complicated, however, when Miss Meadows gets romantically entangled with the town sheriff (James Badge Dale) and her steadfast moral compass is thrown off, begging the question: "Who is the real Miss Meadows and what is she hiding?"

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Plot Keywords:

vigilante | lingerie slip | child molester | school teacher | f rated | 

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Taglines:

She doesn't play well with others

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cat at the end of the movie is named Yeppers. She lives in the Tremont Historic District of Cleveland where a lot of the movie was filmed.

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Goofs

When Miss Meadows meets the sheriff and says, "Hi Sheriff" to him, he is driving an Edmonton Sheriff vehicle, which would put them in Canada, although the movie was filmed in Ohio. He is wearing P.D. pins on both sides of his collar and has a U.S. flag sewn on his shirt's left shoulder. There is no Edmonton County anywhere in America.

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Quotes

Miss Meadows: Did you know that the accordion is the second least-appreciated musical instrument. Right ahead of the bagpipe, and right behind the dead-kitten flute?

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Crazy Credits

Near bottom of end credits: The Polly Klaas Foundation wishes to thank Katie Holmes, Karen Leigh Hopkins and the producers of "Miss Meadows" for contributing to the Polly Klaas Foundation Artist in Residence Program - Helping Children to Explore and Engage in the Performing Arts.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Katie Holmes/Chris Hardwick/OneRepublic (2014)

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Soundtracks

The Wheels on the Bus
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Lydia Ulsaker
Music: traditional British tune 'Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush'
Performed by Katie Holmes

User Reviews

Dark and quirky but very watchable

A tap dancing vigilante may seem an impossible idea to turn into a comprehensible script but somehow Karen Leigh Hopkins makes it work. The opening sequence of the film makes it clear that Miss Meadows (Holmes) is no ordinary school teacher cum vigilante, with victim number one clocked very early after the title sequence. Holmes does a great job of making Miss Meadows seem the epitome of eccentricity, with, apparently, carefully created, precisely drawn and meticulously manicured manners, even at the point of the kill.

Throughout the plot are moments of blissful dialogue intertwined with pauses, telling looks, and, it has to be said, the incongruous, but it does hang together if you stick with it. There are continuity blunders in more than one scene, and occasional poor editing, but these do not stop the film from being surprisingly engrossing. The acting is rather good too, especially from James Badge Dale (the Sheriff) and Ava Kolker (Heather). There are memorable scenes like dancing to an unseen and unheard accordion in a field which make this film a little like an old fashioned fairy tale or a fable, but the message is totally adult in content, and should leave you thoughtful by the end.

A film like few others which is going to be underrated and under exposed. It is better than it will score on places like 1Mbd.

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Miss Meadows

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1