Where the Heart Is (2000)
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Director:
Matt Williams
Writers:
Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel.
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Natalie Portman as Novalee Nation |
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Ashley Judd as Lexie Coop |
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Stockard Channing as Thelma 'Sister' Husband |
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Joan Cusack as Ruth Meyers |
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Sally Field as Mama Lil |
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James Frain as Forney Hull |
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Dylan Bruno as Willy Jack Pickens |
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Keith David as Moses Whitecotten |
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Ray Prewitt as Tim |
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Laura House as Nicki |
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Mary Ashleigh Green as Girl in Bathroom |
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Kinna McInroe as Wal-Mart Clerk |
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Linda Wakeman as Hospital Receptionist |
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David Alvarado as Cellmate |
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Mark Voges as Religious Man |
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Todd Lowe as Troy |
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Margaret Hoard as Mary Elizabeth Hull |
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Rodger Boyce as Officer Harry |
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Gabriel Folse as Policeman #2 |
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Sue McCormick as Cake Supplier |
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Karey Green as Rhonda |
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Laura Auldridge as Wal-Mart Assistant Manager |
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Alicia Godwin as Jolene |
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Dennis Letts as Sheriff |
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Richard Andrew Jones as Mr. Sprock |
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Kathryn Esquivel as Mrs. Ortiz |
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Mark Mathis as Reporter |
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J.D. Evermore as Orderly |
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Angee Hughes as Religious Woman |
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Mackenzie Fitzgerald as Americus Nation |
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Nataly Peña as Angela Ortiz |
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Yvette Diaz as Rosanna Ortiz |
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T.J. McFarland as Ray |
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Richard Nance as Johnny DeSoto |
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Tony Mann as M.C. of Banquet |
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John Swasey as Jerry |
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Scarlett McAlister as Kitty |
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Kylie Harmon as Praline |
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Cody Linley as Brownie |
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Bob Coonrod as Ernie |
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Heather Kafka as Delphia |
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Angelina Fiordellisi as Nurse |
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Cheyenne Rushing as Co-Ed |
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Deborah Abbott as Bar Girl |
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Alecia Batson as Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street |
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Stacy Bellew as Wal-Mart Girl |
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Jeff Cooper as Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian |
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Rebecca Davis as Photo Finalist |
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Lisa Del Dotto as Wedding Guest |
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Jeremy Denzlinger as Reporter |
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Dan Eggleston as Truck Driver |
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Adrian Garza as Young Brownie |
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Jim Henry as Bar Room Fighter (uncredited) |
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Molly Howe as Lynne (uncredited) |
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K. Todd Lytle as Customer at Gas Station |
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Erica Mincks as Miss Sequoyah |
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Trevor Doyle Nelson as Partygoer |
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Bobby Shue as Wal-Mart Customer |
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Cassandra L. Small as Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest |
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Russell Towery as Bass Player |
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Chris Warner as Wal-Mart Employee |
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Gena West as Hospital Visitor |
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Jerry Wu as Bar Patron |
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Jason C. Young as Professor |
| Directing | Matt Williams | Director |
| Camera | Richard Greatrex | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Lowell Ganz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Billie Letts | Novel |
| Sound | Mason Daring | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Ian Crafford | Editor |
| Crew | Russell Towery | Stunts |
| Crew | Diane Towery | Stunts |
| Crew | Lonnie Nelson | Stunts |
| Crew | Randy Fife | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Jim Henry | Stunts |
| Crew | Nadine Grycan | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith Sayer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimmie Furlong | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Matt Temple | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo Kissack Folsom | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Adam Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Charlie Shepard | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Suhail Kafity | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Janet Stokes | Set Designer |
| Sound | David E. Fluhr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Christopher Stull | Set Dresser |
| Art | Shane Patrick | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Scott Dougherty | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Richard Burton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Thomas J. Smith | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Bart Brown | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Hank Garfield | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Matt Williams | Producer |
| Sound | Kami Asgar | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Susan Cartsonis | Producer |
| Production | David McFadzean | Producer |
| Production | Carmen Finestra | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Lisa Brown | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beth Miller | Key Hair Stylist |
| Writing | Babaloo Mandel | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Felicity Bowring | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | John Frick | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melinda Eshelman | Costume Design |
| Art | Paul Peters | Production Design |
| Production | Patricia Whitcher | Producer |
| Production | Rick Leed | Executive Producer |
| Art | Amy Wells | Set Decoration |
