Tumbleweeds Movie Review 1998

Mary Jo Walker (McTeer) has been married numerous times and been in even more relationships. 12-year-old daughter Ava (Brown) knows that when things go wrong with mom's romantic prospects they pack up and hit the road, which is why they're on their way to San Diego. Of course, Mary Jo meets trucker Jack (O'Connor) along the way and decides to shack up with him when they reach their destination, while the remarkably resilient Ava settles into another new life. But since Mary Jo has such lousy judgment (except about her love for Ava) this mother-daughter duo is headed for rocky times ahead.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Moms, Parenthood, Coming of Age, San Diego

Screenplay

Angela Shelton, Gavin O'Connor

Cast

Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Gavin O'Connor, Jay O. Sanders, Lois Smith, Laurel Holloman, Michael J. Pollard, Noah Emmerich

Cinematography

Dan Stoloff

Director

Gavin O'Connor

Music

David Mansfield

Producer

Greg O'Connor, IV Thomas J. Mangan, Ted Demme, Fine Line Features

Awards

Golden Globes 2000: Actress--Mus./Comedy (McTeer); Ind. Spirit 2000: Debut Perf. (Brown); Natl. Bd. of Review 1999: Actress (McTeer); Sundance 1999: Filmmakers Trophy.