The Prince of Tides

Year:

1991

Duration:

132 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Barbra Streisand

Awards:

Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1991-12-25

Filming Locations: Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Gross: $74,787,599 (USA) Admissions 1,750,822 (Germany)

Cast

Actor

Character

Kate Nelligan

Nick Nolte

Tom Wingo

Barbra Streisand

Susan Lowenstein

Blythe Danner

Sally Wingo

Jeroen Krabbé

Herbert Woodruff

Melinda Dillon

Savannah Wingo

George Carlin

Eddie Detreville

Jason Gould

Bernard Woodruff

Brad Sullivan

Henry Wingo

Maggie Collier

Lucy Wingo

Lindsay Wray

Jennifer Wingo

Brandlyn Whitaker

Chandler Wingo

Justen Woods

Tom Wingo (age 6)

Bobby Fain

Tom Wingo (age 10)

Trey Yearwood

Tom Wingo (age 13)

Tiffany Jean Davis

Savannah Wingo (age 6)

Nancy Moore Atchison

Savannah Wingo (age 10) (as Nancy Atchison)

Kiki Runyan

Savannah Wingo (age 13)

Grayson Fricke

Luke Wingo (age 9)

Ryan Newman

Luke Wingo (age 13)

Chris Stacy

Luke Wingo (age 16)

Milton Clark Jr.

Doctor

Bonnie Johnson

Nurse #1 (as Bonnie Cook)

Dottie Soracco

Nurse #2

Bob Hannah

Reese Newbury

Norman Max Maxwell

Rapist #1 (as Max Maxwell)

R.D. Oprea

Rapist #2

Rebecca Fleming

Megan Daniels

Sandy Rowe

Monique

Alan Sader

Spencer Richardson

Frederick Neumann

Madison Kingsley

Nick Searcy

Man at Party

Kirk Whalum

Saxophonist

Marilyn Carter

Anna Richardson

Yvonne Erickson

Christine Kingsley (as Yvonne Brisendine)

Lee Lively

Ed Rosenberg

Ann Pierce

Riva Rosenberg

Francis Dumaurier

Waiter

John Arceri

Vendor

Warren Kremin

Fisherman

Robert Baglia

Vince (fish merchant) (uncredited)

Leon Watkins

Afican at the party

Did you know?

Trivia

The Prince of Tides novel was recommended to Barbra Streisand by her then-boyfriend Don Johnson, who was a fan of the novel. She enjoyed it and planned to make it into a film, with Johnson in the Tom Wingo part. However by the time the film was in production, their romantic relationship had ended, which meant that Johnson was no longer attached to the role.

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When NBC broadcast the movie in 1995, Barbra Streisand called the network mid-movie to request they lower the volume on the commercials, which were loud compared to the relatively quiet movie. The weekend operations manager obliged, reducing them 2 decibels.

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Nick Nolte's wife is played by Blythe Danner. Danner played Martha Jefferson in 1776 (1972), the wife of Thomas Jefferson. Nolte played Jefferson himself in Jefferson in Paris (1995). His daughter was played by Gwyneth Paltrow, who is the daughter of Blythe Danner.

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Goofs

When Tom and Susan are at the French restaurant, Tom is fiddling with his drink and between shots his fingers move back and forth between being around the glass and on the stem.

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Tom's Southern accent appears & disappears as the film progresses.

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When first in Susan's office, Tom gets up and asks if he can smoke. A camera shadow is visible on the left sleeve of his jacket.

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Quotes

Tom Wingo: Let's face it, Lowenstein. Women are more devious than men. You're great at hiding things. You keep secrets. You smile when you lie. You expect a man to be a tower of strength. When he's got a few weaknesses and insecurities, what do you do? You turn around, and goddamn it, you betray him!

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Tom Wingo: [narrating] From my mother I inherited a love of language and an appreciation of nature. She could turn a walk around the island into a voyage of purest discovery. As a child, I thought she was the most extraordinary woman on earth. I wasn't the first son to be wrong about his mother.

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Tom Wingo: I'm sick of my sister's attraction to razor blades - and I'm sick of shrinks who can't do a fucking thing to help her.

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Faq

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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

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For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Prince of Tides can be found here.

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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What is 'The Prince of Tides' about?

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Southern-born English teacher and football coach Tom Wingo (Nick Nolte) is forced to leave his family behind in South Carolina and travel to New York City when his twin sister Savannah (Melinda Dillon) attempts suicide. Her psychiatrist, Dr Susan Lowenstein (Barbra Streisand), requests Tom's help in serving as Savannah's childhood 'memory' when she is unable to recall her own. Along the way to helping Savannah, Tom finds his own painful memories of growing up in a dysfunctional family also need work. When Susan begins to open up and talk about her painful marriage to a famous concert violinist, the two of them fall in love, providing the therapy they both need to find their way back to their own lives.

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