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Melanie Griffith | ... | ||
David Morse | ... | ||
Lucas Black | ... | ||
Cathy Moriarty | ... |
Earlene
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Meat Loaf | ... |
Sheriff John Doggett
(as Meat Loaf Aday)
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Rod Steiger | ... | ||
Richard Schiff | ... |
Norman
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John Beasley | ... |
Nehemiah
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Robert Wagner | ... |
Harry Hall
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Noah Emmerich | ... |
Sheriff Raymond
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Sandra Seacat | ... | ||
Paul Ben-Victor | ... |
Mackie
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Brad Beyer | ... |
Jack
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Fannie Flagg | ... |
Sally
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Elizabeth Perkins | ... |
Joan Blake
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A backwoods Alabama boy named Peejoe -short for Peter Joseph- gets a quick education in grown-up matters like freedom in 1965. The catalyst is an unlikely source - his glamorous, eccentric Aunt Lucille, who escapes from her abusive husband and takes off for Hollywood to pursue her dreams of TV stardom. Written by Anonymous
I wasn't sure what to expect of this film but afterwards I was glad I had watched it. Great performances, esp. from Meatloaf and Lucas Black. He's going to be a star when he's older! When I saw that Antonio Banderas had directed it, I thought "Oh, here's another one of those films where the actor/director has to put his wife in the leading role.. blah blah blah" but it was a really good film. Overall, I give it a 8/10.