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User Rating:
6.6/10
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Director:
Lee David Zlotoff
Writer (WGA):
Lee David Zlotoff (written by)
Release Date:
November 1996 (Hong Kong)
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Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past.
Plot Summary:
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again...
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Plot Keywords:
Forgiveness
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Maine
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Ex Convict
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Hermit
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Restaurant
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Awards:
3 wins
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1 nomination
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User Comments:
Very Good Story
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(Cast overview, first billed only)Alison Elliott ... Percy TalbottEllen Burstyn ... Hannah FergusonMarcia Gay Harden ... Shelby GoddardWill Patton ... Nahum GoddardKieran Mulroney ... Joe SperlingGailard Sartain ... Sheriff Gary WalshJohn M. Jackson ... Johnny B./EliLouise De Cormier ... Effy KatshawIda Griesemer ... Rebecca GoddardLincoln Grow ... Molly GoddardEmerson Grow ... Molly GoddardLisa Louise Langford ... JoleneForrest Murray ... StuartPatty Smith ... Customer #1Faith Catlin ... Neighbormore
Also Known As:Care of the Spitfire Grill
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Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS/ Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:PG/ Iceland:L/ Australia:M/ Germany:12 (bw) / Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) / Spain:7/ Sweden:7/ UK:12/ USA:PG-13/ Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Peacham, Vermont, USA
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52% since last week
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Company:
Castle Rock Entertainment
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Quotes:
Percy:
Most folks would rather hear a colorful lie over the truth any day.
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Soundtrack:
Menace
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Very Good Story, 22 August 2005
Author:
bob-rutzel from United States
A young woman, Percy (Elliott), is released from prison and goes to a
small town in Maine to start over. She gets a job at the Spitfire Grill
run by Hannah (Burstyn). Starting over in a small New England town with
its clannish ways and suspicions of strangers is not easy and Percy has
a hard row to hoe.A friend of mine said they don't make movies like this anymore and he
is right. The owner of the Prime Time Video store says this movie is
always going out the door and did surmise that it might be a cult
movie. He has not seen it yet. Well, it's not a cult movie. It's simply
a very good story.It's a wonderful true to life story about three women (Gay Harden being
the other one) who carry their baggage with them and try to get by.
Percy is haunted by her past; Hannah is guilt-ridden regarding her
family; and Shelby (Gay Harden) is tormented by her husband. All three
need each other to understand each is not alone.I went back to 1996 and 1997 to see if this movie or stars had been
nominated for anything in the Academy Awards. Nothing was found, but
there should have been something or someone nominated. I would have
guessed that Marcia Gay Harden would have been nominated for a best
supporting actress award. She would have had my vote.Although made in 1996, I suppose this is the type of movie that goes
out the door a lot because of word of mouth. If you see this movie,
pass it on. It is a very good story.BTW: the friend who recommended this to me owes me a box of Kleenix.
Yeah, you're gonna need it.
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