The read
A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.2/10, Metacritic 65/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Most of the 1,298 1980s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the black maid. Also thrown into the mix is the daughter's ex-husband, a ne-er-do-well who is seeking to get back in his ex-wife's good graces.
Ratings
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
45 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael AlmereydaDirector
- Michael AlmereydaWriter
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Harry Dean StantonCleveland
- Suzy AmisMaureen Cleveland
- Crispin GloverHowdy
- Jenny WrightStephanie
- Dylan McDermottChris
- Charlayne WoodardLola
- Lois ChilesVirginia
- William S. BurroughsMan in Barn
- David BrownBob Breevort
- Tim RobbinsJeff
- Ron VawterMan in Bar
- Lindsay ChristmanViolet
