Main Cast: James Woods, Kathy Bates, Henry Thomas, Kristin Fiorella, Louis Gossett, Jr.
Release Year: 1994
Country: US
Run Time: 101 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Based on the award-winning play by Sam Shepard, this drama offers an unblinking look at a family desperately clinging to the last threads of the American dream. Weston Tate (James Woods) is an alcoholic Viet Nam veteran struggling to hold on to the family's farm; he often brags about his grand plans for the place, but in truth the land is just one step away from foreclosure. His wife Ella (Kathy Bates) is determined to hold her family together, though she often dreams of running away and isn't above sleeping with corrupt land developer Taylor (Randy Quaid) if it will help keep the farm in her family's hands. Their son Wesely (Henry Thomas) has the soul of a poet and dreams of a better life, while his sister Emma (Kristin Fiorella) has inherited her mother's strength, but also her mother's burden in holding the Tates together. Noted filmmaker Bruce Beresford adapted Shepard's play for the screen and served as executive producer; Michael McClary directed. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Randy Quaid - Taylor; Jerry Biggs - Policeman; Gary Carter - Weston's Buddy # 1; Peyton Park - Weston's Buddy # 2; James Fitzpatrick - Emerson
Credit
Bruce Weiss - Associate Producer, Fran Roy - Associate Producer, Shari Rhodes - Casting, Joseph Middleton - Casting, Kathryn Morrison - Costume Designer, Tom Herod - First Assistant Director, Michael McClary - Director, Dean Goodhill - Editor, John Bryant - Composer (Music Score), Robert Wald - Musical Direction/Supervision, John Bryant - Musical Direction/Supervision, Ladislav Wilheim - Production Designer, Dick Quinlan - Cinematographer, Richard Quinlan - Cinematographer, Bruce Beresford - Producer, Harel Goldstein - Producer, William S. Gilmore - Producer, David Goldstein - Producer, Grey Smith - Set Designer, Ben Loggins - Stunts, Greg W. Elam - Stunts, Randy Fife - Stunts, Bruce Beresford - Screenwriter, Sam Shepard - Play Author
