Curse of the Starving Class (1994)

Director:

J. Michael McClary

Writers:

Sam Shepard (play)
Bruce Beresford (writer)

Release Date:

5 May 1995 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Sam Shepard's coming of age drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk...

Plot Keywords:

Poverty | Farm | Alcoholic | 1920s | Independent Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

James Woods	...	Weston Tate
Kathy Bates	...	Ella Tate
Randy Quaid	...	Taylor
Henry Thomas	...	Wesley Tate
Kristin Fiorella	...	Emma Tate
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Ellis
Jim Fitzpatrick	...	Emerson (as James Fitzpatrick)
Joel Anderson	...	Slater
Lauren Abels	...	Taylor's Assistant
John Cannon Nichols	...	Des
Jerry Biggs	...	Policeman
David McDavid	...	Will
Gary Carter	...	Weston's Buddy #1
Peyton E. Park	...	Weston's Buddy #2 (as Peyton Park)
Del Roy	...	Ellis' Buddy

MPAA:

Rated R for language, and for a scene of nudity.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:M | USA:R (certificate #33194) | UK:15 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

August Entertainment

Soundtrack:

When You Call Upon The Heart

Have you read the play?

This message mainly goes out to satisil2. Have you read the play? Nothing happens. That's it. It just goes and goes and goes. . . Not to say I didn't enjoy it, I'm quite a Sam Shepered fan, myself (for a real thrill, watch True West)but that's how his plays are. It's more about the characters than the plot. Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it. Pretty good depiction of the dirt poor (or starving class, as one may call it)