The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
- Starring:
- Geraldine Page, John Heard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Masterson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Trip to Bountiful
Adapted by Horton Foote from his own television play, A Trip to Bountiful is set in 1947 Houston. Forced by circumstances to live her loathsome son (John Heard) and daughter-in-law (Carlin Glynn), elderly Geraldine Page wants nothing more out of life than to return to her home town of Bountiful. Escaping from her family's clutches, Page boards a bus to Bountiful, where she makes the acquaintance of young Rebecca DeMornay. The two women immediately hit it off, and their trip is a most pleasant one. Eventually, sheriff Richard Bradford, ordered to find Page and bring her back to her family, catches up with the old woman just 12 miles from Bountiful. Feeling sorry for Page, Bradford permits her to complete her sentimental journey, even though he knows full well that Bountiful is now a ghost town of empty ruins and dilapidated shacks. It doesn't matter, though: Page sees Bountiful just as it was when she left it, and for the first time in years she is truly happy and at peace with herself. After several near-misses, Geraldine Page finally won an Academy Award for A Trip to Bountiful (incidentally, the original TV production, which still exists in kinescope form, starred Lillian Gish and Eva Marie Saint). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 108 mins
Complete Cast of The Trip to Bountiful
- Geraldine Page - Mrs. Watts
- Carlin Glynn - Jessie Mae
- Rebecca De Mornay - Thelma
- Dean de Wulf - Young Ludie Watts
- Tony Torn - Twin
- Peggy Ann Byers - Downstairs Neighbor
- Peter Masterson - Newspaper Boy
- Arthur VanWagenen - Family on the bus
- David Romo - Mexican Man
- Allison Marich - Blonde on Bus
- Jim Drake - Bus Station Derelict
- Wezz Tildon - Bus Passenger
- Norman Bennett - Bus Ticket Man
- Andrew Van Wagenen - Family on the bus
- Larry Langley - News Vendor
- John Heard - Ludie Watts
- Richard Bradford - Sheriff
- Kevin Cooney - Roy
- Kirk Sisco - Train Ticket Agent
- Willie VanWagenen - Family on the bus
- Dave Tanner - Billy Davis
- Harvey Lewis - Bus Ticket Man
- Don Wyse - Doctor
- Alexandra Masterson - Drugstore Waitress
- Gil Glasgow - Stationmaster Gerard
- Frances Peterson - Young Carrie Watts
- Marilee VanWagenen - Family on the bus
- John Torn - Twin
- Mary Kay Mars - Rosella
- Ed Johnston - Man on Bus
- Director(s):
- Peter Masterson
- Writer(s):
- Horton Foote
- Producer(s):
- Dennis Bishop, Sam Grogg, Sterling Van Wagenen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations)
- 1985 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Actress
- 1985 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Screenplay
- 1986 - National Media Owl - First Prize
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