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A divorcee with two sons has an affair with a young sailor passing through her Texas town in 1944.A divorcee with two sons has an affair with a young sailor passing through her Texas town in 1944.A divorcee with two sons has an affair with a young sailor passing through her Texas town in 1944.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
James Binzer
- Sailor
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- William D. Wittliff
- Sara Clark(uncredited)
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- TriviaDebut theatrical feature film of actor Henry Thomas whose next theatrical film would be E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) which was also for the Universal Pictures studio, as would be Cloak & Dagger (1984).
- GoofsThe movie is set in 1944, in the part they show North Beach the Harbor Bridge is shown but it wasn't built till 1956
- ConnectionsFeatured in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special (2002)
- SoundtracksRum and Coca Cola
Written by The Lord Invador (uncredited) and Lionel Belasco (uncredited), often incorrectly attributed to Morey Amsterdam, Paul Baron and Jeri Sullavan
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Sissy is a delight, as always.
Sissy Spacek followed up her Oscar-winning performance in "Coal Miner's Daughter" with this similarly affecting work in this small-scale film. It's set in a small Texas town called Gregory in 1944. While the Second World War is going on, Nita (Spacek) is working hard to raise two young boys by herself. A divorced woman, Nita has a job as a telephone operator, but yearns for something more. A potential romance with nice-guy sailor Teddy (Eric Roberts), who currently is on a few days leave, takes things out of the ordinary for her. But the ultra-creepy redneck brothers Calvin and Arnold (top character actors William Sanderson ('Deadwood') and Tracey Walter ("Repo Man")) are determined to have their way with her, and since Teddy is not going to be around for long...
"Raggedy Man" is an utterly absorbing, if not great, slice of rural American life circa the 1940s. Debuting director Jack Fisk (Spacek's real-life husband) gives the proceedings some real heart and sensitivity as well as an authentic look. (Fisk is normally an art director and production designer for the movies.) Admittedly, the finale does get melodramatic and a little ugly, but overall the film does have some charm going for it. The characters hold your attention - protagonists and antagonists alike. There is some humour as well as drama, and a lovely Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack to add to the basic effectiveness of the presentation.
Sissy is the glue to hold all of this together, as she plays a strong and independent-minded woman with the guts to stand up to her cranky boss (who's played by the always amusing R.G. Armstrong, another top character actor). Roberts is extremely likeable, delivering one of his best performances. It really is too bad he never became a true A-list star. Henry Thomas of "E.T." fame and Carey Hollis Jr. make their film debuts as Nita's two boys. At first, the film would seem to be a real waste of writer / filmmaker / actor Sam Shepard (who plays mysterious, scar-faced character Bailey), but the part is paid off in the final portion of the picture. Adding flavour to the supporting cast are such familiar faces as Bill Thurman ("The Last Picture Show") as the Sheriff, Jessie Lee Fulton ("Don't Look in the Basement") as Miss Pud, and James N. Harrell ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2") as the ticket taker.
Overall, "Raggedy Man" is well worth seeing for any fan of the various cast members.
Seven out of 10.
"Raggedy Man" is an utterly absorbing, if not great, slice of rural American life circa the 1940s. Debuting director Jack Fisk (Spacek's real-life husband) gives the proceedings some real heart and sensitivity as well as an authentic look. (Fisk is normally an art director and production designer for the movies.) Admittedly, the finale does get melodramatic and a little ugly, but overall the film does have some charm going for it. The characters hold your attention - protagonists and antagonists alike. There is some humour as well as drama, and a lovely Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack to add to the basic effectiveness of the presentation.
Sissy is the glue to hold all of this together, as she plays a strong and independent-minded woman with the guts to stand up to her cranky boss (who's played by the always amusing R.G. Armstrong, another top character actor). Roberts is extremely likeable, delivering one of his best performances. It really is too bad he never became a true A-list star. Henry Thomas of "E.T." fame and Carey Hollis Jr. make their film debuts as Nita's two boys. At first, the film would seem to be a real waste of writer / filmmaker / actor Sam Shepard (who plays mysterious, scar-faced character Bailey), but the part is paid off in the final portion of the picture. Adding flavour to the supporting cast are such familiar faces as Bill Thurman ("The Last Picture Show") as the Sheriff, Jessie Lee Fulton ("Don't Look in the Basement") as Miss Pud, and James N. Harrell ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2") as the ticket taker.
Overall, "Raggedy Man" is well worth seeing for any fan of the various cast members.
Seven out of 10.
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,976,198
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $287,081
- Sep 20, 1981
- Gross worldwide
- $1,976,198
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