The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful
1985
★★★★☆ 7.2/10
⏱️ 108 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
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 (US)

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Amazon Prime Video
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Cast

Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page
Mrs. Carrie Watts
John Heard
John Heard
Ludie Watts
Carlin Glynn
Carlin Glynn
Jessie Mae
Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford
Sheriff
Rebecca De Mornay
Rebecca De Mornay
Thelma
Kevin Cooney
Kevin Cooney
Roy

Crew

Director
Peter Masterson
Writer
Horton Foote
Producer
Horton Foote, Sam Grogg, Sterling Van Wagenen

Production

Bountiful Film Partners, FilmDallas Pictures

Keywords

escapebustexasbased on play or musicalhouston, texasmemorysenior citizen1940sdaughter–in–lawelderly lady