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The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 American road drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his 1953 play of the same name.
Jan 24, 1986 · The Trip to Bountiful: Directed by Peter Masterson. With Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford. Carrie Watts is an elderly woman who decides to visit her childhood home in Bountiful one last time. There, she meets a young woman with whom she shares her secrets and memories.
978K views 7 years ago. In 1940s Texas, an elderly woman in the twilight of her life, is determined to visit her childhood home for one last time. ...more.
A movie review by Roger Ebert of a drama based on Horton Foote's play, starring Geraldine Page as a rebellious old lady who escapes from her city life to visit her childhood home. Ebert praises Page's performance and the film's realistic dialogue and setting.
Unable to drive, Carrie (Cicely Tyson) begs her son (Blair Underwood) to take her on a visit to her hometown of Bountiful.
When her carping daughter-in-law (Carlin Glynn) and overprotective son (John Heard) forbid her to travel alone from Houston to her childhood home in Bountiful, she strikes out anyway.
In 1940s Texas, an elderly woman is determined to visit her childhood home one last time. Carrie Watts lives the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son.
