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Feature film — 1985

The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

7.21h 48mDrama

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."

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A high-signal pick with 59 votes.

Bountiful Film Partners / FilmDallas Pictures

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Director: Peter Masterson

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Cast & crew

Geraldine Page as Mrs. Carrie Watts

Geraldine Page

Mrs. Carrie Watts

John Heard as Ludie Watts

John Heard

Ludie Watts

Carlin Glynn as Jessie Mae

Carlin Glynn

Jessie Mae

Richard Bradford as Sheriff

Richard Bradford

Sheriff

Rebecca De Mornay as Thelma

Rebecca De Mornay

Thelma

Kevin Cooney as Roy

Kevin Cooney

Roy

H

Harvey Lewis

Second Bus Ticket Man

Gil Glasgow as Stationmaster Gerard

Gil Glasgow

Stationmaster Gerard

K

Kirk Sisco

Train Ticket Agent

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