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7.4/10
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Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total
Charlie Briggs
- Dick Gibbons
- (uncredited)
Nora Bush
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Tom Gilson
- John Ellis
- (uncredited)
Duncan Gray Jr.
- Minister
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst suggested as a vehicle for Bette Davis and Clark Gable. Ultimately the idea of casting Gable was abandoned as the actor was no longer under contract to MGM and refused to ever work there again because of the poor treatment he had received there when he was let go a few years earlier.
- GoofsTheron is shooting cans off a fence for target practice. However, every time he hits a can, it shoots straight up in the air instead of backwards. In addition, little puffs of bluish smoke are visible - probably indicating a small charge of gunpowder was used to propel the cans.
- Quotes
Capt. Wade Hunnicutt: ...Kind of man that walks around with nothing in his pockets, no identification because everyone knows who you are. No cash because anyone in town would be happy to lend you anything you need. No keys 'cause you don't keep a lock on a single thing you own. And no watch because time waits on you.
- Crazy creditsOpening card: Home is the Sailor Home from the Sea and the hunter... home from the hill.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Race to Save 100 Years (1997)
Featured review
This is the best of its genre!
If you want lampooning small towns with big rich families with tons of troubles; then you need to be watching "The Long Hot Summer" or "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". If you want a good enthralling movie with strong character acting and a believable story line then this is the one for you. Having grown up in the South, especially in a small rural town I completely understand and can relate to this movie. It centers around what most of my generation had in our small towns, that one rich family who owned everything. Naturally this movie ratchets up the drama, so if you are not from this region you may think it unrealistic. Robert Mitchum is in one of his bests roles as the Cap'n. The troubles and trials of their marriage spill over into their son's life. Theron's youthful care free teenage life finally gives way to his budding adult manhood but somehow is related to the problems of his parents with a little of his own to throw in. I would recommend this movie to anyone, its a past gone era of life that I remember so well and well acted.
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- Oct 5, 2005
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- Budget
- $1,818,688 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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