The Stars Fell on Henrietta Movie Review 1994

Down-on-his-luck wildcatter Mr. Cox (Duvall) searches for oil and redemption. He's looking for it on the failing farm of couple Don and Cora Day (Quinn and Fisher) in the middle of the 1930s Texas dustbowl with the reluctant backing of more successful oil man (Dennehy). Quiet character study of an obsessed wheeler-dealer playing with his last poker chip verges on the romantic in its quest for black gold, true to its message about never giving up hope. Directorial debut for Keach is led by typically excellent portrayals by Duvall and Dennehy, but Quinn and Fisher are given little to work with. Marks the first movie Clint Eastwood's Malpaso company has produced in which he didn't star or direct since "Ratboy."

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 110 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Black Gold, Great Depression, Hard Knock Life, Cats, Rags to Riches, Farm Livin', Texas

Screenplay

Philip Railsback

Cast

Robert Duvall, Aidan Quinn, Frances Fisher, Brian Dennehy, Lexi (Faith) Randall, Kaytlyn Knowles, Francesca Ruth Eastwood

Cinematography

Bruce Surtees

Director

James Keach

Music

David Benoit

Producer

Clint Eastwood, David Valdes, Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.