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| Release Date: |
April 2, 1999 (Limited) |
| Genre: |
Comedy, Crime, Suspense |
| Running Time: |
117 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for depiction of a violent act and sensuality. |
| Director: |
Robert Altman |
| Writer: |
Anne Rapp |
| Cast: |
Niecy Nash, John M. Sullivan II, Ruby Wilson, Rufus Thomas, Preston Strobel, Matt Malloy, Shari Schneider, Randle Mell, Danny Darst, Lyle Lovett, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles Dutton, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Donald Moffat, Glenn Close |
The ingredients of an archetypal southern town (the blues, catfish, and scrabble), a deliciously chosen cast, and the creative skills of Robert Altman make for a wonderfully engaging film that adds to the accolades that have distinguished his outstanding career. Delectably combining farce, moral passion play, and social drama with a soupcon of mystery/suspense, Altman drives us to his grandly executed finale with a constantly inventive comedic theatricality. Generations of the Orcutt family have inhabited Read more
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