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41 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Trip to Bountiful
1985 1h 48m EN
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7.2TMDB Β· 58
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Synopsis
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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 β just once before she dies β is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Geraldine Page
Mrs. Carrie Watts
John Heard
Ludie Watts
Carlin Glynn
Jessie Mae
Richard Bradford
Sheriff
Rebecca De Mornay
Thelma
Kevin Cooney
Roy
Harvey Lewis
Second Bus Ticket Man
Gil Glasgow
Stationmaster Gerard
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Peter Masterson
- Writers
- Horton Foote
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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Directed by Peter Masterson, shot by Fred Murphy. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by J.A.C. Redford. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jay Freund shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Geraldine Page and John Heard and Carlin Glynn carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt0090203 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 58 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Peter Masterson directs. Fred Murphy behind the camera. J.A.C. Redford scores. Jay Freund cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 141 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Peter Masterson, shot by Fred Murphy. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by J.A.C. Redford. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Jay Freund shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Geraldine Page and John Heard and Carlin Glynn carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0090203 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 58 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 10 themes, including "escape", "bus", "texas", "based on play or musical".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Fred Murphy
- Original score
- J.A.C. Redford
- Editing
- Jay Freund
- Production design
- Neil Spisak
- Costume design
- Gary Jones
- Makeup / hair
- Nena Smarz
- Runtime
- 108 min Β· 1h 48m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $7,218,340
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award for Best Actress
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Peter Masterson
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- BO
Bountiful Film Partners
- FI
FilmDallas Pictures
GB
Key crew
- Production DesignNeil Spisak
- ProducerHorton Foote
- EditorJay Freund
- Best Boy ElectricJohnny Gutierrez
- Set DecorationDerek R. Hill
- Executive ProducerSam Grogg
- ProducerSterling Van Wagenen
- Executive ProducerGeorge Yaneff
- Costume DesignGary Jones
- HairstylistNena Smarz
- Makeup ArtistJimi White
- HairstylistKelvin R. Trahan
- Foley ArtistMarko Costanzo
- Art DirectionPhilip Lamb
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- escape
- bus
- texas
- based on play or musical
- houston, texas
- memory
- senior citizen
- 1940s
- daughterβinβlaw
- elderly lady
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1985-12-20PG
Also known as
International titles
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