The Trip to Bountiful

Name: The Trip to Bountiful
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014-03-08
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams, Blair Underwood

TV Movie
20142014
TV-PGTV-PG
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

704

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Drama

Carrie Watts begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie, and pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. No longer able to drive and forbidden to travel alone, she wishes for f... Read allCarrie Watts begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie, and pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. No longer able to drive and forbidden to travel alone, she wishes for freedom from the confines of the house and begs her son to take her on a visit to her homet... Read allCarrie Watts begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie, and pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. No longer able to drive and forbidden to travel alone, she wishes for freedom from the confines of the house and begs her son to take her on a visit to her hometown of Bountiful. When he refuses, Mrs. Watts is undeterred and makes an escape to the loc... Read all

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

704

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael Wilson
Writer
- Horton Foote(based on his play)
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 9 wins & 20 nominations total

Trivia
Despite the film being produced 29 years after The Trip to Bountiful (1985), Cicely Tyson was born on December 19, 1924, less than a month after Geraldine Page, who plays Mrs Watts in the 1985 version: November 22, 1924.

Connections
Featured in The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards (2014)

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4/10

NOT TO BE CONFUSED with "race to freedom"

Hence, in part, why I have only given 4 stars....sadly, we got this film and not the story of 4 guys running away....this one is about an elderly lady trying to get to the place she was born. she lives with her understanding son and his (in my opinion) ghastly wife who seems to be quite greedy on all levels. This film isn't entertainment in my view and I was left disappointed. I wont spoil it for you as to what the lady sees when she gets to where she going, thanks to some kind hearted folk

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