The Trip to Bountiful (1985)

12/20/1985 (US) • 1h 48m

Drama

Overview

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."

Top Billed Cast

Geraldine Page

Mrs. Carrie Watts

John Heard

Ludie Watts

Carlin Glynn

Jessie Mae

Harvey Lewis

Second Bus Ticket Man

Gil Glasgow

Stationmaster Gerard


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$7,218,340.00

Keywords

escape

bus

texas

based on play or musical

houston, texas

memory

senior citizen

1940s

daughter–in–law

elderly lady

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