Synopsis:
Martha Horgan is mentally slow. She lives with her aunt
Frances. She is known for NEVER lying. This causes her to get fired from her
job; she tells on 1 of the other store employees, Getso, for taking 20 dollars
out of the cash register. The owner thinks MARTHA did it, her being mentally
slow and all. Back at the house, Mackey, who does odd jobs hears that Frances
needs a worker to fix her porch. He ends up working there, only to become
intimately involved with Martha. He is attracted to her naivete.
Starring:
Debra Winger ... Martha Horgan
Laurie Metcalf ... Anita
Bell
Barbara Hershey ... Frances Beechum
John Terry ... Steve Bell
Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Patsy Bell
Jake Gyllenhaal ... Edward (as Jacob
Gyllenhaal)
Gabriel Byrne ... Mackey
Myles Sheridan ... Paul
Chloe
Webb ... Birdie
Richard Riehle ... John
Viveka Davis ... Mercy
Gabriel Byrne ... Mackey
Paul Dooley ... Tupperware Salesman
David
Strathairn ... Getso
Brad Blaisdell ... Wesley
Warren Munson ... Gately
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writers: Mary McGarry Morris & Naomi
Foner
DVD Features:
Menu with Scene selection.
Language: English/ Runtime:
102 minutes / Rating: (R)
Region:(free) will play worldwide / New &
sealed.