Directed by:
Robert AltmanCinematography:
Pierre MignotCast:
Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Sudie Bond, Kathy Bates, Marta Heflin, Caroline Aaron, Mark Patton, Dianne TravisVOD (1)
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Five women who grew up together in a small Texas town idolizing James Dean reunite 20 years later at a local dime store and discuss their lives and loves, illusion and reality. The most touching moment comes when Sandy Dennis, who has deluded herself for years, finally accepts that Dean was not the father of her illegitimate child. Director Robert Altman, turning Super 16mm cameras on the cast that he directed on Broadway in Ed Graczycks play, captures the vitality of live performances from each of his actors. Using much technical invention, Altman does his best to invest his uncinematic material with a cinematic feel, but if COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN still looks like a filmed play, it is nonetheless presented with great sensitivity. Karen Black, Cher, and Dennis contribute especially fine performances to this insightful film that was shot in just 19 days. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sandy Dennis
USA
Best movies:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
The Indian Runner (1991)
Cher
USA
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Mask (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
Karen Black
USA
Best movies:
Easy Rider (1969)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Capricorn One (1977)
Sudie Bond
USA
Best movies:
Love Story (1970)
Silkwood (1983)
They Might Be Giants (1971)
Kathy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Misery (1990)
High Stakes (1989)
Marta Heflin
USA
Best movies:
The King of Comedy (1982)
Playing for Time (1980) (TV movie)
A Wedding (1978)
Caroline Aaron
USA
Best movies:
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Mark Patton
USA
Best movies:
Dianne Travis
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
M.A.S.H. (1970)
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)