The Trip to Bountiful
1985, Film, 108 min, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 70
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."
Where to watch in India
- Free with ads on Plex, Plex Channel
Directed by Peter Masterson
Cast
- Geraldine Page as Mrs. Watts
- John Heard as Ludie Watts
- Carlin Glynn as Jessie Mae
- Richard Bradford as Sheriff
- Rebecca De Mornay as Thelma
- Kevin Cooney as Roy
- Norman Bennett as First Bus Ticket Man
- Harvey Lewis as Second Bus Ticket Man
- Kirk Sisco as Train Ticket Agent
- Dave Tanner as Billy Davis
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