Overview:
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.| Status: | Released (1984-09-11) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 13 wins & 14 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $34,901,614 |
| Screen: | Robert Benton |
| Productions: | TriStar Pictures, Delphi II Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 35: Sally Field - Edna Spalding
- 32225: Lindsay Crouse - Margaret Lomax
- 6949: John Malkovich - Mr. Will
- 2047: Danny Glover - Moze
- 228: Ed Harris - Wayne Lomax
- 12889: Ray Baker - Sheriff Royce Spalding
- 23882: Amy Madigan - Viola Kelsey
Crews
- 6729: Robert Benton - Director - Directing
- 1572468: Bran Ferren - Visual Effects Director - Visual Effects
- 9966: Carol Littleton - Editor - Editing
- 70190: Arlene Donovan - Producer - Production
- 66780: John Kander - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 14879: Gene Callahan - Production Design - Art
- 1530: Howard Feuer - Casting - Production
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**_Outcasts unite as a family of sorts in the Lone Star State during the Depression_** After a tragedy, a desperate mother (Sally Field) in rural east Texas takes in a blind boarder (John Malkovich) and enlists the help of a questionable black drifter (Danny Glover) in order to ma ....
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