Resurrection (1980)
- Starring:
- Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Daniel Petrie
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of Resurrection
Ellen Burstyn plays Edna McCauley, the wife of a man (Jeffrey DeMunn) who is killed in an auto crash. Edna herself survives, but not before enduring an "out of body" experience. Crippled in the accident, Edna heads to her hometown in Kansas to recuperate. There she discovers that she has the power to heal people, presumably a byproduct of her brief trip into the beyond. She accepts her gift, but resists the notion that she has been blessed with divine powers. On the other hand, her young lover (Sam Shepard) believes that she is the embodiment of Jesus Christ. It is his method of proving his hypothesis that brings the film to its startling conclusion. Both Ellen Burstyn and Eva Le Gallienne (as Burstyn's grandmother) were nominated for Academy Awards. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Resurrection
- Ellen Burstyn - Edna McCauley
- Richard Farnsworth - Esco
- Clifford David - George
- Jeffrey DeMunn - Joe McCauley
- Lois Smith - Kathy
- Richard Hamilton - Earl Carpenter
- Lane Smith - Don
- Ebbe Roe Smith - Hank Peterson
- William D. Wittliff - Man in Bar
- David Haney - Jack Coldren
- Lou Fant - Harvey
- George Sperdakos - Dr. Hankins
- Tom Taylor - Clyde
- James Blendick - 1st Scientist
- Carol Williard - Nurse
- James Harrell - Doc Lurkin
- Sam Shepard - Cal Carpenter
- Roberts Blossom - John Harper
- Pamela Payton-Wright - Margaret
- Eva Le Gallienne - Grandma Pearl
- Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood - Ruth
- Carlin Glynn - Suzy Kroll
- Penelope Allen - Ellie
- Bernard Behrens - Dr. Fisher
- Shane Sinutko - Skateboard Boy
- Jennifer McAllister - Joanie
- Harvey Christiansen - Ned
- Edith Mills - Aunt Carrie
- John Tillinger - Dr. Herron
- Ralph Roberts - Buck
- Vernon Weddle - 2nd Scientist
- Jessie Lee Fulton - Becky
- Director(s):
- Daniel Petrie
- Writer(s):
- Lewis John Carlino
- Producer(s):
- Zvi Howard Rosenman, Renee Missel
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
- 1980 - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
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