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Frances

Year:
Duration:
140 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
7.4
Director:
Graeme Clifford
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1983-02-03
Filming Locations: Big Oaks Lodge, Saugus, California, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $11,624 (USA) (26 December 1982)
Gross: $108,488 (USA) (9 January 1983)
Cast
Actor
Character
Jessica Lange
Frances Farmer
Kim Stanley
Lillian Farmer
Sam Shepard
Harry York
Bart Burns
Ernest Farmer
Jonathan Banks
Hitchhiker
James Brodhead
Desk Sergeant
Jane Jenkins
Lady at Roosevelt Hotel (as J.J. Chaback)
Jordan Charney
Harold Clurman
Rod Colbin
Sentencing Judge
Daniel Chodos
'No Escape' director
Donald Craig
Ralph Edwards
Sarah Cunningham
Alma Styles
Lee de Broux
'Flowing Gold' Director
Jeffrey DeMunn
Clifford Odets
Jack Fitzgerald
Clapper Man
Nancy Foy
Autograph Girl
Anne Haney
Hairdresser
Richard L. Hawkins
Bum on Street (as Richard Hawkins)
James Karen
Judge Hillier
Darrell Larson
Louella's Spy
Patricia Larson
Mrs. Hillier
Albert Lord
'Flowing Gold' Assistant Director
Vincent Lucchesi
Arresting Sergeant
Jack Manning
Studio Photographer
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Lobotomy Doctor
Woodrow Parfrey
Dr. Doyle
Christopher Pennock
Dick Steele
Rod Pilloud
Martoni Kaminski
Larry Pines
Man on Phone / Bookie Joint
John Randolph
Kindly Judge
Allan Rich
Mr. Bebe
Jack Riley
Bob Barnes
David Schroeder
Studio Lawyer (as David V. Schroeder)
Helen Schustack
Wardrobe Mistress
Sandra Seacat
Drama Teacher
Charles Seaverns
Real Estate Man
Lane Smith
Dr. Symington
Karin Strandjord
Connie
Vern Taylor
Studio Executive
Andrew Winner
Firechief
Biff Yeager
Motorcycle Cop
Keone Young
Chinese Doctor
Alexander Zale
Man in Screening Room
Paul Fleming
Reports, Publicists, Photographers
M.C. Gainey
Reports, Publicists, Photographers
Roger Galloway
Reports, Publicists, Photographers
Matthew Goldsby
Reports, Publicists, Photographers
Paul Keith
Reports, Publicists, Photographers
F. William Parker
Reports, Publicists, Photographers
Charles Shull
Reports, Publicists, Photographers
Teda Bracci
Mental Patient
Jan Burrell
Mental Patient
Flo Di Re
Mental Patient (as Flo di Re)
Dodds Frank
Mental Patient
Patricia Gaul
Mental Patient
Robin Ginsburg
Mental Patient
Pamela Gordon
Mental Patient
Anjelica Huston
Mental Patient
Jamie Johnston
Mental Patient
Ola Kauffman
Mental Patient (as Ola Kaufman)
Donna Lamana
Mental Patient (as Donna LaMana)
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Mental Patient
Jane Lillig
Mental Patient
Alexandra Melchi
Mental Patient
Patricia Post
Mental Patient
Zelda Rubinstein
Mental Patient (as Zelda Rubenstein)
Nina Schneider
Mental Patient
Marlene Silvers
Mental Patient
Vicki Williams
Mental Patient
Susan Wolf
Mental Patient
Tom Amundsen
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies
Anne Haslett
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies
Barry Jamesby
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies
Leonard Lookabaugh
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies (as Len Lookabaugh)
Oceana Marr
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies
Vahan Moosekian
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies
Tom Pletts
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies
Eileen T'Kaye
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies
Lila Waters
Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies
Charles Prior
Soldier
Carl Kraines
Soldier
Kevin Costner
Luther (Man in Alley) (uncredited)
J. Michael Flynn
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ted King
Doctor (uncredited)
Casey MacGill
Singer, musician (uncredited)
Michael Mallory
Seattle Reporter (uncredited)
Allen Nause
Reports - Publicists - Photographers (uncredited)
Jayne Taini
Nurse (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
This film was made and released about twelve years after actress Frances Farmer had passed away.
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About a year after this movie was made and released, actress Susan Blakely, who had been considered to play Frances Farmer in this film, portrayed Farmer in the 1983 CBS tele-movie, Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983).
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Actress and author Lois Kibbee, who had begun collaborating with Frances Farmer on a book about her life, worked as a consultant for the movie.
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Goofs
When Frances is at the party and is warned that she's being "bugged" by the Feds, a boom mic is clearly visible over her head.
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The recreated movie marquee for "Come and Get It" incorrectly spells Joel McCrea's name as McCrae.
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Among the framed portraits of actresses under contract to Paramount Pictures hanging on Mr. Bebe's office walls is one of Joan Crawford. But Crawford was an MGM contract player at the time portrayed in the scene and never worked for Paramount.
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Quotes
Lillian Farmer: When you get well, you're going to thank me.
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Mr. Bebe: Come along with me, Fanny.
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Arresting Sergeant: Your name?
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Photos from cast
Bonnie Bartlett
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