A Painted House (2003)
- Starring:
- Logan Lerman, Scott Glenn, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alfonso Arau
- Category:
- Television
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Based on John Grisham's semi-autobiographical novel (which he regarded as his favorite because it "contains no lawyers"), A Painted House is set in the rural community of Oak Park, AR, in 1952. The story is told through the eyes of ten-year-old Luke Chandler (Logan Lerman), who lives and works on a rundown cotton farm with his parents (Robert Sean Leonard and Arija Bareikis) and grandparents (Scott Glenn and Melinda Dillon). It is Luke's personal mission to earn enough money picking cotton to be able to afford a new coat of paint for the Chandler house. But as harvest time approaches, a number of plot complications distance Luke from his goal, including failed crops, dangerous weather, periodic run-ins with a family of migrant workers, and -- this being a John Grisham story -- a murder to which Luke is the sole eyewitness. Filmed on location in the Arkansas town of Lepanto, A Painted House first aired April 27, 2003, as a CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast:
- Logan Lerman - Luke Chandler
- Robert Sean Leonard - Jesse Chandler
- Melinda Dillon - Gran Chandler
- Pablo Schreiber - Hank Spruill
- Diane Delano - Mrs. Spruill
- Miguel Perez - Miguel
- Kiersten Warren - Stacy
- Sean Jones
- Neva Howell
- Donna Denley
- Silas Weir Mitchell
- Scott Glenn - Pappy Chandler
- Arija Bareikis - Kathleen Chandler
- Audrey Marie Anderson - Tally Spruill
- Geoffrey Lewis - Spruill
- Michael Shamus Wiles - Stick
- Luke Eberl - Trot
- Luis Garcia
- Rick Crowe
- Liz Byler
- Don Pirl
- Director(s):
- Alfonso Arau
- Producer(s):
- Jason Speck, Gordon Wolf
- Categories:
- Television
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