The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

1985•1h 48m•7.2/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(56)

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."

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Production

Bountiful Film Partners, FilmDallas Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Mrs. Carrie Watts

John Heard

John Heard

Ludie Watts

Carlin Glynn

Carlin Glynn

Jessie Mae

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Sheriff

Rebecca De Mornay

Rebecca De Mornay

Thelma

Kevin Cooney

Kevin Cooney

Roy

Harvey Lewis

Second Bus Ticket Man

Gil Glasgow

Gil Glasgow

Stationmaster Gerard

Kirk Sisco

Train Ticket Agent

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