Resurrection (1980)
- Starring:
- Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Daniel Petrie
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- 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
- Jessie Lee Fulton - Becky
- John Tillinger - Dr. Herron
- Tom Taylor - Clyde
- Ralph Roberts - Buck
- Carol Williard - Nurse
- Bernard Behrens - Dr. Fisher
- William D. Wittliff - Man in Bar
- 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
- Harvey Christiansen - Ned
- George Sperdakos - Dr. Hankins
- Edith Mills - Aunt Carrie
- David Haney - Jack Coldren
- Shane Sinutko - Skateboard Boy
- James Blendick - 1st Scientist
- Lou Fant - Harvey
- Vernon Weddle - 2nd Scientist
- Jennifer McAllister - Joanie
- Director(s):
- Daniel Petrie
- Writer(s):
- Lewis John Carlino
- Producer(s):
- Renee Missel, Zvi Howard Rosenman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language)
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- 1980 - Resurrection - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
