
Lily Dale
1996 · Movie · 1h 38m · PG
DramaMade-for-TV
"The past is only dangerous when you try to forget."
Overview
In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.
Ratings
IMDb
5.1/10
Key crew
- Peter MastersonDirector
- Horton FooteScreenplay
- Peter Rodgers MelnickOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mary Stuart MastersonLily Dale
- Sam ShepardPete Davenport
- Stockard ChanningCorella
- Tim GuineeHorace Robedaux
- John SlatteryWill Kidder
- Jean StapletonMrs. Coons
- Sean HenniganCard Player
- Chamblee FergusonDrummer
- Elbert LewisVegetable Vendor
- Johnathan BrenTrio Singer
- Brent AndersonTrio Singer
- Mark WaltersUncle Albert
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Themes
small towntexasbased on true storybased on play or musicalstepfatheryoung manbitternessdead fatherolder brother younger sisterfamily tensionestrangementreturn home























