The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
108 min
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."
- Release date
- July 7, 1988
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $7,218,340
Trailer
Cast
- Geraldine Page as Mrs. Watts
- John Heard as Ludie Watts
- Carlin Glynn as Jessie Mae
- Richard Bradford as Sheriff
- Rebecca De Mornay as Thelma
- Kevin Cooney as Roy
- Norman Bennett as First Bus Ticket Man
- Harvey Lewis as Second Bus Ticket Man
- Kirk Sisco as Train Ticket Agent
- Dave Tanner as Billy Davis
Crew
- Peter Masterson · Director
- Horton Foote · Writer
- Horton Foote · Producer
- Sterling Van Wagenen · Producer
- J.A.C. Redford · Composer
- Fred Murphy · Cinematographer
- Jay Freund · Editor
- Neil Spisak · Production designer