The Trip to Bountiful Movie Review 1985

An elderly widow, unhappy living in her son's fancy modern home, makes a pilgrimage back to her childhood home in Bountiful, Texas. Based on the Horton Foote play. Fine acting with Oscar-winning performance from Page.

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
Running time 102 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

American South, Southern Belles, Moms, Adapted from a Play, Plays to Film: Horton Foote, Buses, Texas

Screenplay

Horton Foote

Cast

Geraldine Page, Rebecca De Mornay, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford

Cinematography

Fred Murphy

Director

Peter Masterson

Producer

Island Pictures, Sterling Vanwagenen, Horton Foote

Awards

Oscars 1985: Actress (Page); Ind. Spirit 1986: Actress (Page), Screenplay.