Rambling Rose (1991)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

Calder Willingham (book)
Calder Willingham (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Innocence has never been so seductive.

Plot:

Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution...

Plot Keywords:

1930s | Voyeurism | Self Discovery | Nanny | Masturbation

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Laura Dern	...	Rose
Robert Duvall	...	Daddy Hilyer
Diane Ladd	...	Mother
Lukas Haas	...	Buddy
John Heard	...	Willcox Hillyer (Buddy as an adult)
Kevin Conway	...	Dr. Martinson
Robert John Burke	...	Dave Wilkie (as Robert Burke)
Lisa Jakub	...	Doll
Evan Lockwood	...	Waski
Matthew Sutherland	...	Billy (as Matt Sutherland)
D. Anthony Pender	...	Foster
David E. Scarborough	...	Horton
Robin Dale Robertson	...	Young Salesman
General Fermon Judd Jr.	...	Shadrack
Richard K. Olsen	...	Chief of Police

MPAA:

Rated R for sensuality.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #31159)

Filming Locations:

Carolco Studios - 1223 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Carolco Pictures

Trivia:

Laura Dern and Diane Ladd's Oscar nominations mark the first time a mother and daughter ever received such an accolade for appearing in the same film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rose is in bed with Buddy, the shot of the two of them shows her left arm being under the covers, and immediately the next shot is a closeup of Rose and her left arm is up and behind her head.

Quotes:

Rose: I am only a human girl person!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV)

Soundtrack:

SIDEWALK STOMP RAG

A character study featuring fine performances by the leads

This film is essentially character-driven and features excellent performances throughout, particularly the four principals-Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Robert Duvall and Lukas Haas. Ladd and Dern mother and daughter in real life) give especially fine performances and deservedly received nominatins for the Academy Awards In the Actress and Supporting Actress categories. The film has a good script and is well done technically. But it is first and foremost an actor's movie and the acting carries the movie along. Well worth your time. Recommended.