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12 December 1986 (USA)
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Meg just left one. Lenny never had one. Babe just shot one. The MaGrath sisters sure have a way with men!
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Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband...
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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1 nomination
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Diane Keaton | ... | Lennora Josephine 'Lenny' Magrath |
 | Jessica Lange | ... | Margaret 'Meg' Magrath |
 | Sissy Spacek | ... | Rebeca 'Babe' / 'Becky' Magrath Botrelle |
 | Sam Shepard | ... | Doc Porter |
 | Tess Harper | ... | Chick Boyle |
 | David Carpenter | ... | Barnette Lloyd |
 | Hurd Hatfield | ... | Old Granddaddy |
| Beeson Carroll | ... | Zackery Botrelle |
| Jean Willard | ... | Lucille Botrelle |
| Tom Mason | ... | Uncle Watson |
 | Annie McKnight | ... | Annie May Jenkins |
| Gregory Eugene Travis | ... | Willie Jay (as Gregory Travis) |
| Eleanor Eagle | ... | Little Lenny |
| Jessica Ezzell | ... | Little Meg |
 | Natalie Anderson | ... | Little Babe |
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105 min | Germany:100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:12 |
Argentina:16 |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-14 |
Norway:12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:12
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Jessica Lange was pregnant during shooting.
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Lucille Botrelle: The damage to the spinal column's not yet been determined. But his breathing's stabilized and his liver's been saved.
Lennora Josephine 'Lenny' Magrath: Oh, well, that's good news.
Lucille Botrelle: None of this is good news Lennie Magrath! It's all a grueling nightmare and you mark my word those resposible will pay dearly!
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Lucille Botrelle: The damage to the spinal column's not yet been determined. But his breathing's stabilized and his liver's been saved.
Lennora Josephine 'Lenny' Magrath: Oh, well, that's good news.
Lucille Botrelle: None of this is good news Lennie Magrath! It's all a grueling nightmare and you mark my word those resposible will pay dearly!
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Featured in The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1987) (TV)
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Fallen Angel Flying High
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Usually when I sense that the actors had a great time making a movie, the result isn't particularly noteworthy. ("Cannonball Run" comes to mind.) But "Crimes of the Heart" is an exception. If Jessica Lange, Diane Keaton and Sissy Spacek weren't absolutely delighted to tackle the lead roles in this film, they are much better actors than I thought.
The material is reminiscent of Flannery O'Connor, who wrote some of the most humorous, offbeat Southern fiction extant.
The three sisters are so controlled by their visceral reactions that one wonders if any of them have ever had an intellectual moment. Although it would be maddening to have such people for friends, they're great instruments for movie comedy.
One final note: If anyone thinks Sissy Spacek is goofy-looking (as I used to), they will change their mind when they see her in this. She is absolutely gorgeous here.