Ulee's Gold (1997)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Victor Nunez

Writer:

Victor Nunez (written by)

Release Date:

13 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The story of a family on the edge, and a man who brought them back.

Plot:

A reclusive beekeeper slowly pulls his dysfunctional family back together, but not without having to fight his son's previous dastardly cohorts.

Plot Keywords:

Dysfunctional Family | Beekeeper | Drug Withdrawl | Hospital | Nurse

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Peter Fonda	...	Ulee Jackson
Patricia Richardson	...	Connie Hope
Christine Dunford	...	Helen Jackson
Tom Wood	...	Jimmy Jackson
Jessica Biel	...	Casey Jackson
Vanessa Zima	...	Penny Jackson
Steven Flynn	...	Eddie Flowers
Dewey Weber	...	Ferris Dooley
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Sheriff Bill Floyd
Traber Burns	...	Chance Barrow
Ryan Marshall	...	Charley Myers
Chad Fish	...	Markie
Will Sexton	...	Child at Rest Stop
Dale C. Marshall	...	Beekeeper Assistant
James T. Whitehurst	...	Beekeeper Assistant

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Apalachicola, Florida, USA

Company:

Clinica Estetico

Trivia:

This was Jessica Biel's film debut.

Quotes:

Penny Jackson: See, sometimes the bees get confused, and run away -- that's them there on the tree. But they don't really want to be gone, and they're happy when someone holds them back into they're home. But you got to keep calm and don't panic when they sting, 'cause they don't mean nothing by it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Biography Special: The Fondas (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Persinthia, Lawdro, and John

2 greedy men make life uncomfortable for a beekeeper

Excellent tale about a man who gets involved with 2 men intent on getting their hands on a stash of stolen loot from an armored car robbery. Unique story with an actor I haven't seen since he hit middle age. Peter Fonda still has the same soulful eyes he had when I first saw him in "Wild Angels" back in the mid-60's. His acting has improved considerably over the years; I thought his old underground films were somewhat amateurish back then. This was a fine movie which reminded me a little of his western "The Hired Hand" from some 20 years ago. Well worth watching.