Finders Keepers
1928
“The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is... the future.”
Places in the Heart (1984)
September 11, 19841h 51mEN
7.2
190 votes
Overview
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Director
Robert BentonWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$9.5M
Revenue
$34.9M
Production Companies
TriStar PicturesDelphi II Productions
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Wuchak
7.0**_Outcasts unite as a family of sorts in the Lone Star State during the Depression_** After a tragedy, a desperate mother (Sally Field) in rural east Texas takes in a blind boarder (John Malkovich) and enlists the help of a questionable black drifter (Danny Glover) in order to make ends meet, with the possibility of a cotton crop. "Places in the Heart" (1984) belongs to the troubled farmer dramas that flooded the market in 1984. The others include “The River,” “Country” and “The Dollmaker.” I prefer this one over “The River” (which are the only two I’ve seen). It’s based on writer/direc…
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