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Where the Heart Is

Year:

2000

Duration:

120 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Matt Williams

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2000-04-28

Filming Locations: Texas, USA

Earnings

Budget: $15,000,000

Opening Weekend: $8,292,939 (USA) (30 April 2000)

Gross: $33,771,174 (USA) (3 September 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Karey Green

Where the Heart Is

Natalie Portman

Novalee Nation

Ashley Judd

Lexie Coop

Stockard Channing

Sister Husband

Joan Cusack

Ruth Meyers

James Frain

Forney Hull

Dylan Bruno

Willy Jack Pickens

Sue McCormick

Cake Supplier

Keith David

Moses Whitecotten

Ray Prewitt

Tim

Laura House

Nicki

Mary Ashleigh Green

Girl in Bathroom

Kinna McInroe

Wal-Mart Clerk

Laura Auldridge

Wal-Mart Assistant Manager

Alicia Godwin

Jolene

Dennis Letts

Sheriff

Richard Andrew Jones

Mr. Sprock

Kathryn Esquivel

Mrs. Ortiz

Mark Mathis

Reporter

J.D. Evermore

Orderly (as John Daniel Evermore)

Sally Field

Mama Lil

Linda Wakeman

Hospital Receptionist

David Alvarado

Cellmate

Mark Voges

Religious Man

Angee Hughes

Religious Woman

Todd Lowe

Troy

Margaret Hoard

Mary Elizabeth Hull

Rodger Boyce

Officer Harry

Gabriel Folse

Policeman #2

Mackenzie Fitzgerald

Americus Nation

Nataly Peña

Angela Ortiz

Yvette Diaz

Rosanna Ortiz

T.J. McFarland

Ray

Richard Nance

Johnny DeSoto

Tony Mann

M.C. of Banquet

John Swasey

Jerry

Scarlett McAlister

Kitty

Kylie Harmon

Praline

Cody Linley

Brownie

Bob Coonrod

Ernie

Heather Kafka

Delphia

Angelina Fiordellisi

Nurse

Cheyenne Rushing

Co-Ed

Deborah Abbott

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Alecia Batson

Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street (uncredited)

Stacy Bellew

Wal-Mart Girl

Jeff Cooper

Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian (uncredited)

Rebecca Davis

Photo Finalist (uncredited)

Lisa Del Dotto

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Jeremy Denzlinger

Reporter (uncredited)

Dan Eggleston

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Adrian Garza

Young Brownie

Thalia Harithas

Extra (uncredited)

Susan Hegarty

Rosita

Jim Henry

Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)

Molly Howe

Lynne (uncredited)

K. Todd Lytle

Customer at Gas Station (uncredited)

Trevor Doyle Nelson

Partygoer (uncredited)

Katelin Petersen

Americus Nation

Cassandra L. Small

Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Russell Towery

Bass Player (uncredited)

Chris Warner

Wal-Mart Employee

Jason C. Young

Professor (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Claire Danes and Sarah Michelle Gellar both auditioned for the part of Novalee Nation.

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Dennis Letts, who played the sheriff, was the husband of the author of the novel "Where the Heart Is," Billie Letts).

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The Walmart from the story in sequoyah oklahoma is actually the Walmart in Claremore oklahoma. Sequoyah is so small that the closest Walmart is in the next town.

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Goofs

The crew is reflected in the red balloon by the hospital bed.

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Lexie's car disappears when Ray's car pulls into the abandoned lot. But it reappears moments later when we see Ray approaching Novalee and Lexie.

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Near the end of the film Forney leaves his group of friends to run toward Novalee. The group of friends moves to the left in the next scene when Forney and Novalee are talking.

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Quotes

Thelma 'Sister' Husband: On behalf of the merchants and businessman's association of the city of Sequoia, Oklahoma I do present you with this basket of gifts and merchandise.

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Mama Lil: You got a man?

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Americus: Forney, if you give a cow chocolate will you get chocolate milk?

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Faq

What exactly happened to Sister?

Although it is not shown on screen, she died in the tornado, as is blatantly spelled out by a scene of Novalee in all black writing her date of death in the family bible literally seconds after the tornado scene. In the book, it says that she was injured severely and was taken to the hospital, where she was put on life support for a couple of days until she finally died.

What exactly did Roger Briscoe do to Lexie and her children?

He sexually molested her children. In the book, it doesn't say much more than what Lexie says in the movie, other than, "Roger was bent over the end of the bed. He was inside Praline, Novalee. Inside my baby," and, "When he tried to put it in Praline's mouth, she threw up on him, and that's when Brownie came in, so he took Brownie instead," so the book gives a clear definition of what is going on.

A library job that includes housing?

Unusual but not unthinkable. In a small town, they probably couldn't afford to pay a librarian that much. Since there was room above the library, that's how they would work it out.

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