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6.3/10
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Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total
Gregory Eugene Travis
- Willie Jay
- (as Gregory Travis)
Robert J. Maxwell
- Bus Passenger
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJessica Lange was pregnant during principal photography. Lange gave birth to her second child at age 36, a daughter Hannah Jane Shepard on 13th January 1986. The child's father is her then partner and co-star in this film, Sam Shepard.
- Quotes
Meg Magrath: Why'd you do it, Babe ? Why'd you put your head in the oven?
Babe Magrath: I don't know... I'm having a bad day.
- SoundtracksHappy Birthday to You
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
Publisher Summy-Birchard Music Division of Birch Tree Group Ltd.
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CRIMES OF THE HEART - ***1/2 out of *****
This is a movie most to be appreciated as a rare opportunity to watch three actresses at the top of their game share the silver screen with one another. It's based on a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Beth Henley, and it does admittedly feel somewhat stagey. It's filled with monologues and dialogue that feels better suited for the stage than the screen. That being said, I still find it a highly entertaining piece that showcases the fine talents of two of the three leading ladies. Unfortunately, Keaton tends to go over the top and doesn't seem on the same wavelength as her co-stars. Lange and Spacek feel more at home with the Southern feel of the picture and create a true feeling of sisterhood. Watching it 35 years later, I admit it feels a bit dated, particularly a subplot involving Spacek's affair with a young African American man. I'm not sure it would fly in today's political atmosphere. But there's lots to appreciate here and an ending that will undoubtedly put a smile on your face. Those who appreciate movies about the eccentricities of the South will probably enjoy this more than others.
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,905,522
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,402,921
- Dec 14, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $22,905,522
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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