The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

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Duration:
99 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama
IMDB rate:
7.3
Director:
Jane Anderson
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2007-06-01
Filming Locations: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $159,056 (USA) (2 October 2005)
Gross: $626,310 (USA) (20 November 2005)
Cast
Actor
Character
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Woody Harrelson
Kelly Ryan
Laura Dern
Dortha Schaefer
Trevor Morgan
Bruce Ryan at 16 yrs
Ellary Porterfield
Tuff Ryan at 13, 16 & 18 yrs
Simon Reynolds
Ray the Milkman
Monté Gagné
Lea Anne Ryan at 17 yrs
Robert Clark
Dick Ryan at 16 yrs
Michael Seater
Bub Ryan at 15 yrs
Erik Knudsen
Rog Ryan at 13 yrs
Jake Scott
Bruce Ryan at 11 yrs
Jordan Todosey
Tuff Ryan at 9 yrs
Ryan Price
Mike Ryan at 6 yrs
Shae Norris
Barb Ryan at 4 yrs
Abigail Falle
Betsy Ryan at 2 yrs
Luca Barbaro
Baby Dave
Brando Barbaro
Baby Dave
Jack Murray
Rog Ryan at 17 yrs
Evan Rose
Mike Ryan at 10 yrs
Jessica Pollock
Barb Ryan at 8 yrs
Emily Persich
Betsy Ryan at 6 yrs
Maxwell Uretsky
Dave Ryan at 4 yrs
Brendan Price
Mike Ryan at 13 yrs
Melanie Tonello
Barb Ryan at 11 yrs
Julia Megan Thompson
Betsy Ryan at 9 yrs
Connor Sharp
Dave Ryan at 7 yrs
Terry Ryan
Herself - Adult Tuff Ryan
Betsy Ryan
Herself - Adult Betsy Ryan
David Gardner
Father McCague
Martin Doyle
Cutter Murphy
Susan Merson
Mrs. Bidlack
Catherine Fitch
Emma Hartzler - an Affadaisy
Carolyn Scott
Gladys Tierney - an Affadaisy
Lindsay Leese
Betty Yearling - an Affadaisy
Tracey Hoyt
Betty White - an Affadaisy
Kathryn Haggis
Checkout Lady Marge
Noni White
Checkout Lady Pauline
Gerry Quigley
Vernon the Mailman
Brad Borbridge
Deliveryman
Dan Willmott
Deliveryman
Tim Dorsch
Deliveryman
Dan Lett
Detective Feeney
Lee Smart
Band Show Host
Frank Chiesurin
Rock 'n Roll Singer
Nora Dunn
Girl Group Member
Erin Gooderham
Girl Group Member
Juliann Kuchocki
Girl Group Member
Jim York
Seabrook Executive
Timm Zemanek
Harvey the Mechanic
Paul Brogren
Joe the Mechanic
Eric Fink
Bike Contest Man 1
Derek Keurvorst
Bike Contest Man 2
Scott Wickware
Neighbor Man
Conrad Bergschneider
Officer Dobbs
Bruce McFee
Officer Finney
Sandra Rapke
Dancer
Austin Macdonald
Son of Dortha Shaffer (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
In real life, the singer who introduced the nameless "Name The Sandwich" jingle contest was Freddie Cannon, who performed song on American Band Stand.
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The contest ads seen under the opening credits were taken from Evelyn Ryan's drawer. They were given to the filmmakers by her daughter Betty.
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Some of the dresses worn by Julianne Moore in the film actually belonged to Evelyn Ryan. Her children had saved them and offered the use of them for the film.
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Goofs
On two different occasions, the characters talk about the radiator in the Ryan family car. They pronounce it with an A sound as in "hat". People in Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana do not say rAd-iator. That is largely a Philadelphia / South Jersey pronunciation.
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They got it right for him to drink Diehl Beer, but the brewery closed in 1954 and he was still drinking it in 1963.
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At one point, the characters watch an actual clip from an actual Miss America pageant in which emcee Bert Parks asks a contestant about that year's presidential election. But shortly afterward, a sequence is identified as occurring in May 1960. Because the Miss America contest was always held (at that time) in September, this clip would have to be been from an earlier pageant (probably 1959) - which was not an election year.
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Quotes
Detective Feeney: If you were stranded on an island and could take only one beverage with you, which beverage would you take?
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Evelyn Ryan: Let's go to bed. I'm tired of this day. I need a new one.
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Evelyn Ryan: Do you know that U.S. Army research has shown a relationship between intelligence and willingness to eat unfamiliar foods?
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Photos from cast
Julianne Moore
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