The Trip to Bountiful
7.2
57 votes·1985
·1h 48m
·MovieDrama
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."
Keywords
escapebustexasbased on play or musicalhouston, texasmemorysenior citizen1940sdaughter–in–lawelderly lady
Cast
Geraldine Page
Mrs. Carrie Watts
John Heard
Ludie Watts
Carlin Glynn
Jessie Mae
Richard Bradford
Sheriff
Rebecca De Mornay
Thelma
Kevin Cooney
Roy
Harvey Lewis
Second Bus Ticket Man
Gil Glasgow
Stationmaster Gerard
Kirk Sisco
Train Ticket Agent
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