A Painted House

Plot

Based on John Grisham's semi-autobiographical novel (which he regarded as his favorite because it "contains no lawyers"), A Painted House is set in the rural community of Oak Park, AR, in 1952. The story is told through the eyes of ten-year-old Luke Chandler (Logan Lerman), who lives and works on a rundown cotton farm with his parents (Robert Sean Leonard and Arija Bareikis) and grandparents (Scott Glenn and Melinda Dillon). It is Luke's personal mission to earn enough money picking cotton to be able to afford a new coat of paint for the Chandler house. But as harvest time approaches, a number of plot complications distance Luke from his goal, including failed crops, dangerous weather, periodic run-ins with a family of migrant workers, and -- this being a John Grisham story -- a murder to which Luke is the sole eyewitness. Filmed on location in the Arkansas town of Lepanto, A Painted House first aired April 27, 2003, as a CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Logan Lerman - Luke Chandler
• Scott Glenn - Pappy Chandler
• Robert Sean Leonard - Jesse Chandler
• Arija Bareikis - Kathleen Chandler
• Melinda Dillon - Gran Chandler

Audrey Marie Anderson - Tally Spruill; Pablo Schreiber - Hank Spruill; Geoffrey Lewis - Spruill; Diane Delano - Mrs. Spruill; Michael Shamus Wiles - Stick; Miguel Perez - Miguel; Luke Eberl - Trot; Kiersten Warren - Stacy; Luis Garcia; Sean Jones; Rick Crowe; Neva Howell; Liz Byler; Donna Denley; Don Pirl; Silas Weir Mitchell

Credit

Alfonso Arau - Director, Scott Vickrey - Editor, Brent Shields - Executive Producer, Richard Welsh - Executive Producer, Ruy Folguera - Composer (Music Score), Edward Pisoni - Production Designer, Xavier Pérez Grobet - Cinematographer, Gordon Wolf - Producer, Jason Speck - Producer, Patrick Sheane Duncan - Teleplay By, John Grisham - Book Author

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