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Young Englishman Henderson Dores (Daniel Day-Lewis), yearning to give up his genteel British ways and be a bold and brash American, gets his chance when his New York firm sends him south to acquire a Renoir painting from Loomis Gage (Harry Dean Stanton), the eccentric head of an unusual family. Though engaged to Melissa (Laurie Metcalf), just before leaving, Dores meets Irene (Joan Cusack). Arriving in Luxora Beach, Georgia, Dores encounters Gage's far-out family (Glenne Headly, Will Patton, Maury Chaykin), and learns that the Renoir has been promised to Mr. Sereno (Kent Broadhurst). After a fouled-up weekend in Atlanta with both Melissa and Irene, everything comes together in a nightmarish climax: Henderson is pursued by Sereno, escapes the crazy Gage clan, and wins Irene, his true love.
Original Release
03/18/1988
US Release
03/18/1988
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Daniel Day-Lewis | Henderson Dores |
Harry Dean Stanton | Loomis Gage |
Kent Broadhurst | Ben Sereno |
Maury Chaykin | Freeborn Gage |
Matthew Cowles | Beckman Gage |
Joan Cusack | Irene Stein |
Keith David | Eugene Teagarden |
Spalding Gray | Reverend T.J. Cardew |
Glenne Headly | Cora Gage |
Laurie Metcalf | Melissa |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Daniel Day-Lewis | Henderson Dores |
Harry Dean Stanton | Loomis Gage |
Kent Broadhurst | Ben Sereno |
Maury Chaykin | Freeborn Gage |
Matthew Cowles | Beckman Gage |
Joan Cusack | Irene Stein |
Keith David | Eugene Teagarden |
Spalding Gray | Reverend T.J. Cardew |
Glenne Headly | Cora Gage |
Laurie Metcalf | Melissa |
Bill Moor | Edgar Beeby |
Will Patton | Duane Gage |
Martha Plimpton | Bryant |
Rockets Redglare | Peter Gint |
Celia Weston | Monika Cardew |
Beatrice Winde | Alma-May |
Steven Wright | Pruitt |
David Strathairn | Charlie |
Bruce Taylor | General |
Raynor Scheine | Drunk |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sheldon Schrager | Executive Producer |
Jack Cummins | Producer |
Sanford Lieberson | Producer |
Susan Richards | Producer |