Directed by:
Peter MastersonCinematography:
Fred MurphyComposer:
J.A.C. RedfordCast:
Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford, Rebecca De Mornay, Kevin Cooney, Peter Masterson, Russell White, Norman Bennett, Frances Peterson (more)Plots(1)
Carrie Watts (Page) is an elderly woman with a weak heart but of strong determination. Trapped in a tiny apartment under the care of her cowardly son and his shrewish wife, Carrie is determined to escape and return to her girlhood home. Seizing her chance and her meager Social Security check Carrie sets out on an unforgettable quest to make peace with her past and the secrets of her heart that draw her ever homeward. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Geraldine Page
USA
Best movies:
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
John Heard
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
Mindwalk (1990)
Carlin Glynn
USA
Best movies:
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Richard Bradford
USA
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
The Chase (1966)
Rebecca De Mornay
USA
Best movies:
Flipped (2010)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
American Reunion (2012)
Kevin Cooney
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Seven Pounds (2008)
Peter Masterson
Best movies:
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Night Game (1989)
Russell White
Best movies:
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
The Prodigy (2005)
Norman Bennett
USA
Best movies:
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
North and South (1985) (series)
Frances Peterson
Best movies:
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
The Initiation (1984)
Kirk Sisco
Best movies:
The Life of David Gale (2003)
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Gil Glasgow
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
A Perfect World (1993)
North and South (1985) (series)
Arthur Van Wagenen
Best movies:
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)