The Trip to Bountiful

1h 48m
Drama
7.2

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."

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

Crew

Peter Masterson
Director
Horton Foote
Screenplay, Producer
Jay Freund
Editor
Fred Murphy
Director of Photography
Sam Grogg
Executive Producer
George Yaneff
Executive Producer
Sterling Van Wagenen
Producer
Neil Spisak
Production Design
Gary Jones
Costume Design
Nena Smarz
Hairstylist
Kelvin R. Trahan
Hairstylist
Jimi White
Makeup Artist
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
J.A.C. Redford
Original Music Composer
Derek R. Hill
Set Decoration
Johnny Gutierrez
Best Boy Electric
Philip Lamb
Art Direction

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