The Evening Star (1996)
Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.
Director:
Robert Harling
Writer:
Robert Harling
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Shirley MacLaine as Aurora Greenway |
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Bill Paxton as Jerry Bruckner |
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Juliette Lewis as Melanie Horton |
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Miranda Richardson as Patsy Carpenter |
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Ben Johnson as Arthur Cotton |
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Scott Wolf as Bruce |
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George Newbern as Tommy Horton |
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Marion Ross as Rosie Dunlop |
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Mackenzie Astin as Teddy Horton |
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Donald Moffat as Hector Scott |
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Jennifer Grant as Ellen |
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China Kantner as Jane |
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Jack Nicholson as Garrett Breedlove |
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Shawn Taylor Thompson as Bump |
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Jake Langerud as Henry |
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Sharon Bunn as Dolly |
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Clement von Franckenstein as Pascal Ferney |
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Antonia Bogdanovich as Toni |
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Jimmie Lee Balthazar as Jimmie Lee |
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Melinda Renna as Nurse Susan |
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Mark Walters as Doctor Faulkner |
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Ann Hardman-Broughton as Lola Bruckner |
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Woody Watson as James |
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Larry Elliott as Billy |
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Donny Caicedo as Joey |
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Connie Cooper as Casting Assistant |
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Laura Cayouette as Sitcom Actress Becky |
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John McCalmont as Bernie Steinberg |
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John Bennett Perry as Sitcom Parent |
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Mary Gross as Sitcom Parent |
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Alex Morris as Professor Warwick |
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Will Wallace as Ticket Agent |
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Kim Terry as Flight Attendant |
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Eileen Morris as Nurse Margaret |
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Christopher Ballinger as Bump (Age 9) |
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Austin Samuel Hembd as Bump (Age 7) |
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Don Burgess as Stage Manager |
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Steve Danton as Minister B. Ramsey |
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Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc as Helicopter Pilot |
| Directing | Robert Harling | Director |
| Crew | Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunts |
| Crew | Chick Bernhard | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jim Henry | Stunts |
| Crew | Ben Loggins | Stunts |
| Crew | David Sanders | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Pike | Stunts |
| Crew | Diane Towery | Stunts |
| Crew | Mark Chavarria | Stunts |
| Crew | Howard Griffith | Stunts |
| Crew | Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Crew | John Shults | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Evans | Stunts |
| Production | David Paul Kirkpatrick | Producer |
| Production | Dennis Bishop | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sara E. White | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Russell Towery | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly | Editor |
| Sound | Susumu Tokunow | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Art | Richard L. Johnson | Art Direction |
| Production | Polly Platt | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Craig Barron | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Yann Delpuech | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dan Yale | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | David Moritz | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fran Vega-Buck | Costumer |
| Crew | Margaret Johnson | Special Effects |
| Writing | Larry McMurtry | Author |
| Crew | Randy E. Moore | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Laurie Gauger | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Robert Harling | Screenplay |
| Production | Keith Samples | Producer |
| Art | Bruno Rubeo | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mindy Hall | Makeup Supervisor |
| Camera | Don Burgess | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Rick Josephsen | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Bower O'Halloran | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Douglas Axtell | Sound |
| Production | Jennifer Shull | Casting |
| Sound | Michael Haight | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | George A. Martin | Music Editor |
| Sound | William Ross | Original Music Composer |