Rotten
Original in some ways but the same old plate of fried green tomatoes in others, this Sundance Festival favorite might rate wider acclaim for its two leads if the overall tone weren't so bloodless and even dreary.
Mike Clark, USA Today
The Spitfire Grill
To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past.
1996 · 1h 57m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Lee David Zlotoff
Overview
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others.
Director and cast
- Lee David Zlotoff Director
- Alison Elliott as Percy Talbott
- Ellen Burstyn as Hannah Ferguson
- Marcia Gay Harden as Shelby Goddard
- Will Patton as Nahum Goddard
- Kieran Mulroney as Joe Sperling
- Gailard Sartain as Sheriff Gary Walsh
- John M. Jackson as Johnny B. / Eli
- Louise De Cormier as Effy Katshaw
- Ida Griesemer as Rebecca Goddard
- Sam Lloyd Sr. as Meeshack Boggs
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