Crimes of the Heart (1986)
- Starring:
- Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bruce Beresford
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley (who also penned the screenplay), Crimes of the Heart stars three high-powered actresses as three high-strung sisters. Lenny (Diane Keaton), Meg (Jessica Lange) and Babe (Sissy Spacek) gather at Lenny's deep-South home for her birthday. Lenny, the oldest, can't seem to sustain a relationship with a man. Meg is an aspiring actress who hasn't progressed beyond commercial voice overs. And Babe is released on bond from jail after shooting her senator husband. Add to this information the fact that the girls' mother killed herself in Lenny's house, and that when Meg offhandedly expresses the wish that grouchy grandfather Hurd Hatfield would slip into a coma, he does, whereupon the sisters, despite every effort to treat the situation with proper sobriety, burst into helpless laughter over her "psychic" powers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast:
- Diane Keaton - Lenny Magrath
- Sissy Spacek - Babe Magrath
- Tess Harper - Chick Boyle
- David Carpenter - Barnette Lloyd
- Jean Willard - Lucille Botrelle
- Connie Adams - Zackery's Concubine
- Annie McKnight - Annie May Jenkins
- Jessica Lange - Meg Magrath
- Sam Shepard - Doc Porter
- Hurd Hatfield - Old Grandaddy
- Beeson Carroll - Zackery Botrelle
- Greg Travis - Willie Jay
- Tom Mason - Uncle Watson
- Director(s):
- Bruce Beresford
- Writer(s):
- Beth Henley
- Producer(s):
- Freddie Fields
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Brief Nudity, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Not For Children)
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- 1986 - Crimes of the Heart - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1986 - Crimes of the Heart - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
