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ERA
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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Hope Floats
"When life fell apart, love fell into place."
1998 1h 54m EN
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6.5
SOLID
★6.5TMDB · 517
RomanceDramaComedy
Synopsis
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Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.
“When life fell apart, love fell into place.”
Cast
Sandra Bullock
Birdee Pruitt
Harry Connick Jr.
Justin Matisse
Gena Rowlands
Ramona Calvert
Mae Whitman
Bernice Pruitt
Michael Paré
Bill Pruitt
Cameron Finley
Travis
Kathy Najimy
Toni Post
Bill Cobbs
Nurse
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Forest Whitaker
- Writers
- Raymond Prado, Steven Rogers
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Forest Whitaker, shot by Caleb Deschanel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Dave Grusin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Richard Chew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr. and Gena Rowlands carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "When life fell apart, love fell into place.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0119313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Forest Whitaker directs. Caleb Deschanel behind the camera. Dave Grusin scores. Richard Chew cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Forest Whitaker, shot by Caleb Deschanel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Dave Grusin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Richard Chew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr. and Gena Rowlands carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "When life fell apart, love fell into place.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0119313 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 11 themes, including "high school", "funeral", "despair", "texas".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Caleb Deschanel
- Original score
- Dave Grusin
- Editing
- Richard Chew
- Production design
- Larry Fulton
- Costume design
- Susie DeSanto
- Makeup / hair
- Pamela S. Westmore
- VFX supervisor
- Rich Thorne
- Sound
- Bob Beemer
- Stunt coordinator
- Danny Castle
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Box office
- $81,471,882
- Return
- 272% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Forest Whitaker
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Fortis Films
US
20th Century Fox
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerSandra Bullock
- Costume DesignSusie DeSanto
- Executive Music ProducerForest Whitaker
- CastingRonnie Yeskel
- EditorRichard Chew
- Executive Music ProducerDon Was
- First Assistant "B" CameraJimmy Lindsey
- ProducerLynda Obst
- Production SupervisorScott Elias
- "A" Camera OperatorDavid Luckenbach
- Associate ProducerElizabeth Joan Hooper
- "B" Camera OperatorDavid M. Dunlap
- GafferColin J. Campbell
- Production DesignLarry Fulton
- First Assistant DirectorFrank Davis
- Second Assistant DirectorGeorge Bamber
- Script SupervisorSydney Gilner
- Stunt CoordinatorDanny Castle
- Title DesignerPablo Ferro
- Art DirectionChrista Munro
- Set DecorationDouglas A. Mowat
- Executive ProducerMary McLaglen
- Stunt CoordinatorKiante Elam
- Unit Production ManagerMary McLaglen
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- high school
- funeral
- despair
- texas
- telegram
- leaving one's family
- loss
- judgment
- dog
- pond
- hometown
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1998-05-29PG-13
