Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
J. Michael McClary

Written By:
J. Michael McClary
Sam Shepard
Bruce Beresford

Actors:
James Woods ..... Weston Tate
Kathy Bates ..... Ella Tate
Randy Quaid ..... Taylor
Henry Thomas ..... Wesley Tate
Kristin Fiorella ..... Emma Tate
Louis Gossett Jr. ..... Ellis
Jim Fitzpatrick ..... Emerson (as James Fitzpatrick)
Joel Anderson ..... Slater
Lauren Abels ..... Taylor's Assistant
John Cannon Nichols ..... Des
Jerry Biggs ..... Policeman
David McDavid ..... Will
Gary Carter ..... Weston's Buddy #1
Peyton E. Park ..... Weston's Buddy #2 (as Peyton Park)
Del Roy ..... Ellis' Buddy

Synopsis:

Based on the award-winning play by Sam Shepard, this drama offers an unblinking look at a family desperately clinging to the last threads of the American dream. Weston Tate (James Woods) is an alcoholic Viet Nam veteran struggling to hold on to the family's farm; he often brags about his grand plans for the place, but in truth the land is just one step away from foreclosure. His wife Ella (Kathy Bates) is determined to hold her family together, though she often dreams of running away and isn't above sleeping with corrupt land developer Taylor (Randy Quaid) if it will help keep the farm in her family's hands. Their son Wesely (Henry Thomas) has the soul of a poet and dreams of a better life, while his sister Emma (Kristin Fiorella) has inherited her mother's strength, but also her mother's burden in holding the Tates together. Noted filmmaker Bruce Beresford adapted Shepard's play for the screen and served as executive producer; Michael McClary directed.

Sam Shepard's coming of age drama about a dirt-poor 1920's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.

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