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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   1,959 votes
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Director:
Dan Ireland
Writers:
Novalyne Price Ellis (memoir One Who Walked Alone)
Michael Scott Myers (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 December 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
A true story about the true love of the greatest pulp fiction writer of all time.
Plot:
In Texas in the 1930s, young schoolteacher Novalyne Price meets a handsome, eccentric, interesting young man named Robert Howard... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
In Memoriam: Harve Presnell (1933-2009)
 (From Cinematical. 3 July 2009, 7:02 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Amazing, Must-See Movie more (78 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vincent D'Onofrio ... Robert E. 'Bob' Howard

Renée Zellweger ... Novalyne Price
Ann Wedgeworth ... Mrs. Howard
Harve Presnell ... Dr. Howard

Benjamin Mouton ... Clyde Smith

Michael Corbett ... Mayor Booth Adams
Helen Cates ... Enid
Marion Eaton ... Woman on Bus

Chris Shearer ... Truett Vinson

Leslie Berger ... Ethel
Libby Villari ... Etna Reed Price
Sandy Walper ... Mammy
Dell Aldrich ... Mrs. Hemphill (as Dell F. Aldrich)

Elizabeth D'Onofrio ... Mrs. Smith
Antonia Bogdanovich ... Teacher
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for a substantial amount of mild language and mature thematic elements.
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more
Company:
Cineville more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The infamous kiss shared between characters Robert E. Howard ('Vincent D'Onofrio (I)') and Novalyne Price (Renée Zellweger) was only shot once. The kiss shown in the movie is a cut and edited version of their single take. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When the school principal welcomes the teachers for the new school year, the U.S. flag in the background has 50 stars, whereas in the 1930s the flag would have only had 48 stars. more
Quotes:
Robert E. 'Bob' Howard: To make life worth living a man or woman has to have a great love or a great cause... I have neither. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Cops Rag 2 more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Amazing, Must-See Movie, 5 February 2007
10/10
Author: janniejaye from New York City, United States

If there was only 1 movie ever, I would suggest anyone to watch, this would be the movie that I would suggest. I came across it on Netflix, DVD rentals, and rented it because the storyline seemed interesting, and I like Renee. I had never heard of this movie, and at the time it came out in 1996, I was working too many hours to even know what was in the movie theaters. Vincent D'Onofrio is more than amazing in this role, and should have been nominated and won the Oscar for this part. For me, his portrayal of his character in this movie is the best I have ever seen any actor do. Vincent's portrayal brings out Renee's character beautifully; how could she not act like she did, working against such an amazing actor. This screenplay is beautifully written, from Novalyne Price-Ellis's true book she wrote herself, covering her relationship with Robert E. Howard. I had no idea who he was, but after this movie, have read up on his life, and will purchase Novalyne's book, "One Who Walked ALone", from which this movie was taken. Great directing, screenplay, photography, acting, music; a movie that could not have been put together any more beautifully. BRAVO to all, thank you for one of the best movie experiences I have had, at the age of 48. Shame on whomever did not spend the money to distribute and advertise the heck out of this movie when it came out in 1996. I will purchase the DVD, and will buy it for gifts for many, but wish they had put more in the "special features", than only Renee's chat. Why not all of the "deleted scenes", "the making of", etc...Janet, NYC, Feb 2007

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