Themes: Mysterious Strangers, Mothers and Daughters
Main Cast: Roger Moore, Talia Shire, Colleen Dewhurst, Nina Siemaszko, Ford Rainey
Release Year: 1992
Country: US
Run Time: 97 minutes
Plot
A mysterious stranger has a surprising effect on three generations of women in this romantic comedy-drama. Ruth (Colleen Dewhurst) is a widow who runs a bed and breakfast in a small New England tourist community. Ruth shares her home with Claire (Talia Shire), who recently lost her husband, a well-known 1960s political activist, and Claire's daughter Cassie (Nina Siemaszko). Claire has to deal with the humiliation of a recent biography of her late husband that reveals the impressive degree of his infidelity, while Cassie is expected to follow in her father's political footsteps, even though she'd rather pursue a career in music. One day, the three women discover a gentleman who calls himself Adam (Roger Moore) has washed up on the shore. Adam is a con artist who was literally thrown off the yacht of someone he was trying to cheat, and now he fakes amnesia while he tries to get back on his feet and hide from his most recent victims. He does some odd jobs around the B&B to earn his keep and begins courting Claire, while he urges Ruth to take a chance with the lobster fisherman who has been after her for a date and encourages Cassie to follow her dream of making music. Bed and Breakfast was directed by Robert Ellis Miller, best known for his TV work and the feature Reuben, Reuben; the film was shot in 1989 but didn't receive its limited release until three years later. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Jamie Walters - Mitch; Heidi Cat; Jeanna Fine; Heather Hart; Mike Horner; Marceline Hugot - Eloise; Tony Martino; Melanie Moore; Stephen Root - Randolph; T.T. Boy; Frank Dolan - Charlie Bowers; Cameron Arnett - Hilton; Leila Carlin - Mrs. Van Dyke; Chevi Colton - Hope Bowers; Harriet Rogers - Elderly Shopper; Victor Slezak - Alex Caxton; Jake Webber - Bobby
Credit
Ron Wilson - Art Director, Marcus Viscidi - Co-producer, Jennifer Von Mayrhauser - Costume Designer, Robert Ellis Miller - Director, John F. Burnett - Editor, David Shire - Composer (Music Score), Suzanne Cavedon - Production Designer, Peter Sova - Cinematographer, Jack Schwartzman - Producer, Hugh A. O'Brien - Stunts, Andy Tennant - Screenwriter, Cindy Meyers - Screenwriter
