Release Date
April 28, 2000
Director
Matt Williams
Writer
Babloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz, Billie Letts
Cast
Richard Jones, Heather Kafka, Cody Linley, Scarlett McAlister, Richard Nance, Ray Prewitt, James Frain, Mackenzie Fitzgerald, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, Keith David, Sally Field, Ashley Judd, Jim Beaver, Dylan Bruno, Camryn Callaway, Shelby Callaway, Natalie Portman
Studio
Running Time
121 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, language, and sexual content
After being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart, pregnant teenager Novalee Nation starts a new life in that very town, going through ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies, and love. ... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Natalie Portman has starred in one blockbuster and two flops. The blockbuster, of course, was The Phantom Menace, which was hardly because of her, and her flops were Anywhere but Here and Where the Heart Is. She obviously doesn't have much star power, even though she is beautiful, talented, and able to attract some big names, such as Susan Sarandon in her last dud, and Joan Cusack, Sally Field, and Ashley Judd in this one (she sure is picking the good scripts as well, isn't she?). Full movie review »
