Movie
The Trip to Bountiful
Overview
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."
Details
- Release date
- 1985-12-20
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bountiful Film Partners, FilmDallas Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Geraldine Page as Mrs. Carrie Watts
- John Heard as Ludie Watts
- Carlin Glynn as Jessie Mae
- Richard Bradford as Sheriff
- Rebecca De Mornay as Thelma
- Kevin Cooney as Roy
- Harvey Lewis as Second Bus Ticket Man
- Gil Glasgow as Stationmaster Gerard
- Kirk Sisco as Train Ticket Agent
Crew
- Peter Masterson - Director
- Horton Foote - Screenplay
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