Hope Movie Review 1997

Thirteen-year-old Lily Kate Burns (Malone) is living in the small southern town of Hope in 1962. Her mother's had a severe stroke and the only family she has to turn to are racist Uncle Ray (Walsh) and fragile Aunt Emma (Lahti). Amidst the town's segregation and fears about the Cuban Missile Crisis, Lily Kate is also more open to befriending new town residents than her elders, including visiting black preacher Jediah (Sams). Hawn's directorial debut.

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 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

American South, Childhood Visions, Family Ties, Period Piece: 1960s

Screenplay

Kerry Kennedy

Cast

Mary Ellen Trainor, Christine Lahti, Jena Malone, J.T. Walsh, Jeffrey D. Sams, Catherine O'Hara

Director

Goldie Hawn