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The film was based, not in Houston but in Dallas, where the ‘Houston Bus Terminal’ is the old Dallas Railroad Terminal. The fictitious town of 'Bountiful' is Waxahachie, that favourite Texas location, south of Dallas. More scenes were filmed in Venus, some fifteen miles to the west (also featured in Bonne And Clyde), and in Five Points.
The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 American road drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his 1953 play. The film features a soundtrack by J.A.C. Redford featuring Will Thompson 's "Softly and Tenderly" sung by Cynthia ...
The Trip To Bountiful. 105 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1986. Roger Ebert. January 31, 1986. 4 min read. The thing that saves this movie from sentimentality is that the heroine is a little ornery. She’s not just a sweet and gentle little old lady. She’s a big old lady, with a streak of stubbornness. And just because she’s right doesn’t mean she ...
The Trip to Bountiful: Directed by Peter Masterson. With Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford. Carrie Watts is an elderly woman who decides to visit her childhood home in Bountiful one last time.
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- Drama
- Peter Masterson
- 1986-01-24
The doughty old lady lights out for a sentimental journey to her birthplace and her past, meeting all kinds of decent friendly folks along the way. Scripted by Horton Foote from his own play, this ...
Synopsis. Houston, April 1947. "Mama" Carrie Watts has lived with her son Ludie and his disagreeable wife Jessie Mae in a small apartment for 15 years. One night they all have trouble sleeping. Jessie Mae nags at Mama persistently, and Mama begs Ludie to let her return home to Bountiful. The next day, Mama takes her latest pension check, packs ...
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The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 film starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his play of the same name and directed by Peter Masterson. The film features a soundtrack by J.A.C. Redford featuring Will Thompson's "Softly and Tenderly" sung by Cynthia Clawson.
