

The Trip to Bountiful
1985 · Movie · 1h 48m · PG
Drama
Overview
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."
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
81/100
Key crew
- Horton FooteScreenplay
- J.A.C. RedfordOriginal Music Composer
- Peter MastersonDirector
Cast
- Geraldine PageMrs. Carrie Watts
- John HeardLudie Watts
- Carlin GlynnJessie Mae
- Richard BradfordSheriff
- Rebecca De MornayThelma
- Kevin CooneyRoy
- Harvey LewisSecond Bus Ticket Man
- Gil GlasgowStationmaster Gerard
- Kirk SiscoTrain Ticket Agent
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Themes
escapebustexasbased on play or musicalhouston, texasmemorysenior citizen1940sdaughter–in–lawelderly lady























