A big city reporter travels to a small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper.A big city reporter travels to a small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper.A big city reporter travels to a small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper.
- Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations
Vernon Steel
- Ferry Vendor
- (as Vernon Steele)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKathy Bates' favorite movie role of her career.
- GoofsA scene shows Dolores driving the night before a total solar eclipse. The scene shows a full moon, which is impossible since a full moon cannot occur less than 14 days before a total solar eclipse.
- Quotes
Vera Donovan: Sometimes, Dolores... sometimes you have to be a high-riding bitch, to survive... Sometimes, being a bitch, is all a woman has to hang onto.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Godfather Part III (1990)
- SoundtracksHappy Days Are Here Again
Written by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen
Featured review
Another Excellent Stephen King Movie
This is one of those movies I have on my must watch again list and have seen it numerous times, it never gets old.
Being a fan of Stephen King, Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Strathairn, Christopher Plummer and John C. Reilly, probably, but not necessarily helps, the story is just that good.
It is a classic Stephen King book I read in a very short period of time without putting it down much.
It is also a Stephen King novel that has been adapted to the screen very well, unlike others novels he has written. Probably because it features only real people who most could relate to in real life.
Kathy Bates is outstanding and probably up there with the best I have seen with her in the starring role, Misery would come a close second even though she got an Oscar for it, rather than this one.
Early on some would regard this as a very dreary movie, which it probably is, just ignore that and continue watching all the way through. Don't give up half way, it is another genuine Stephen King masterpiece and you will be rewarded for persevering.
Solid 8/10
Being a fan of Stephen King, Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Strathairn, Christopher Plummer and John C. Reilly, probably, but not necessarily helps, the story is just that good.
It is a classic Stephen King book I read in a very short period of time without putting it down much.
It is also a Stephen King novel that has been adapted to the screen very well, unlike others novels he has written. Probably because it features only real people who most could relate to in real life.
Kathy Bates is outstanding and probably up there with the best I have seen with her in the starring role, Misery would come a close second even though she got an Oscar for it, rather than this one.
Early on some would regard this as a very dreary movie, which it probably is, just ignore that and continue watching all the way through. Don't give up half way, it is another genuine Stephen King masterpiece and you will be rewarded for persevering.
Solid 8/10
helpful•121
- nowego
- May 20, 2017
Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,361,867
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,721,920
- Mar 26, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $24,361,867
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content