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Crimes of the Heart (1986) -- Quirky sisters Lenny, Meg, and Babe come together at the family's Southern home for a birthday celebration. With each woman facing her share of personal issues, they have plenty to talk about, including the memory of their mother and her tragic suicide.

Overview

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Director:
Bruce Beresford
Writers:
Beth Henley (play)
Beth Henley (screenplay)
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Release Date:
12 December 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Meg just left one. Lenny never had one. Babe just shot one. The MaGrath sisters sure have a way with men!
Plot:
Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
My brief review of the film more (23 total)

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min | Germany:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Jessica Lange was pregnant during shooting. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
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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Referenced in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Sunday in the South more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
My brief review of the film, 18 November 2005
Author: sol- from Perth, Australia

An entertaining outrageous black comedy, it is supported by three excellent leading performances, although Sissy Spacek is by far the best, and the camera-work from Dante Spinotti is excellent, with creative camera angles and good use of panning. The film tries to bring in a nostalgic sense too though, and does not quite succeed, and the drama of the material does not mix well with the comedy. The choices of music are not too good either, and Tess Harper comes across as very annoying in an over-the-top way, but the virtues of the film are better than its shortcomings. The film comes across as rather lightweight with its black comedy treatment, but it certainly raises some issues with families and coping with one's past, among other ideas. It is not however a film to watch for its messages, but one to simply enjoy for its amusing parts and cinematic virtues, which include some good sound recording too.

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