A Tiger's Tale
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A Tiger's Tale
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Set in a small town in Texas, a young man begins to lose interest in his sex-brained girlfriend and begins falling for her mother instead. This romantic comedy-drama features C. Thomas Howell, Ann-Margret, Kelly Preston and Charles Durning. ~ Kristie Hassen, RoviCast
- Ann-Margret - Rose Butts
- C. Thomas Howell - Bubber Drumm
- Charles Durning - Charlie Drumm
- Kelly Preston - Shirley Butts
- Ann Wedgeworth - Claudine
Credit
Lisa Roman - Art Director, Don Goldman - Associate Producer, Glen Hunsucker - Choreography, Elizabeth Palmer - Costume Designer, Alan B. Curtiss - First Assistant Director, Peter Vincent Douglas - Director, David Campling - Editor, Lee Holdridge - Composer (Music Score), George Masters - Makeup, Pamela Peitzman - Makeup, Shay Austin - Production Designer, Tony Pierce-Roberts - Cinematographer, Don Goldman - Production Manager, Peter Vincent Douglas - Producer, Don L. Davis - Set Designer, Monty Cox - Stunts, Greg Gault - Stunts, Peter Vincent Douglas - Screenwriter, Allen III Hannay - Book Author| A Tiger Walks (1964 Film), A Ticklish Affair (1963 Film) | |
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A Tiger's Tale
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| Directed by | Peter Douglas |
| Produced by | Don Goldman Peter Douglas |
| Screenplay by | Peter Douglas |
| Based on | Love and Other Natural Disasters by Allen Hannay III |
| Starring | Ann-Margret C. Thomas Howell Charles Durning Kelly Preston |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge |
| Cinematography | Tony Pierce-Roberts |
| Editing by | David Campling |
| Studio | Vincent Pictures |
| Distributed by | Atlantic Releasing |
| Release date(s) | 12 February 1988 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Box office | $89,000[1] |
A Tiger's Tale is a 1987 film written and directed by Peter Douglas, based on the novel Love and Other Natural Disasters by Allen Hannay III.
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Plot
Bubber Drumm is a Houston high school student. Rose Butts is an alcoholic more than twice his age and the mother of his girlfriend, Shirley. Bubber and Rose begin an affair after Bubber fixes Shirley up with his pal, Ransom McKnight.
Bubber and Rose carry on their affair under the nose of her daughter until everything come out in the open at the drive-in movie theater. To get even with Bubber and Rose for "behaving badly", Shirley pricks a hole in Rose's diaphragm. Shirley goes to live with her father and Bubber moves in with Rose with his pet tiger. The diaphragm incident results in the older woman getting pregnant with Bubber's baby. The couple must decide whether to keep the baby, continue their May/December romance or part company.
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ann-Margret | Rose Butts |
| C. Thomas Howell | Bubber Drumm |
| Charles Durning | Charlie Drumm |
| Kelly Preston | Shirley Butts |
| Ann Wedgeworth | Claudine |
| William Zabka | Randy |
| James Noble | Sinclair |
| Sean Patrick Flanery | Buddy |
Critical reception
Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 out of 4 stars although he did like certain aspects of the film:
| “ | Some movies don't seem to know what they're really about, and A Tiger's Tale is one of them... What does work in the film, however, is the unlikely relationship between Howell and Ann-Margret... The movie is top-heavy with plot, and what's good in it gets lost in the confusion.[2] | ” |
Janet Maslin of The New York Times:
| “ | A Tiger's Tale, which opens today at Loews 84th Street Six, is most notable for what it doesn't have: a heavy hand. The material has more than enough potential to become painfully silly, and Mr. Douglas's biggest accomplishment is making sure that doesn't happen.[3] | ” |
References
- ^ Hassen, Kristie. "A Tiger's Tale > Overview". AllMovie. http://allmovie.com/work/a-tigers-tale-49941. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "A Tiger's Tale :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19880219/REVIEWS/802190302/1023. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1988-02-12). "New York Times review". Movies.nytimes.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DE7DD1F39F931A25751C0A96E948260. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
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