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The Spitfire Grill

starring: Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton, Kieran Mulroney
directed by: Lee David Zlotoff

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780629332
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780629337
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 07, 1999
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 5921
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: August 23, 1996



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Product Description:
A woman just out of jail makes a new life in a small maine town. Special feature: theatrical trailer. Subtitles in english and french. Studio: Castle Rock Hm Video Release Date: 03/01/2005 Starring: Ellen Burstyn Allison Elliott Run time: 116 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Lee David Zlotoff

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This well-acted drama won the Audience award at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, causing a festival ruckus when several distributors entered a bidding war in response to the movie's positive buzz. When the movie was finally released, audience and critical response provided a sudden reality check: the movie's good to a point, but hardly worth the fuss it received at Sundance. Packing a miniseries' worth of melodrama into 117 minutes, the story centers on a young woman named Percy (Alison Elliott) who served prison time for manslaughter and arrives in a small town in Maine with hopes of beginning a new life. She works as a waitress in the Spitfire Grill, owned by Hannah (Ellen Burstyn), whose gruff exterior conceals a kind heart and precious little tolerance for the grill's regular customers, who cast their suspicions on Percy's mysterious past. The plot unfolds when Hannah holds a $100-per-entry essay contest to find a new owner for the grill. There's ample mystery surrounding the collected money, a local hermit who's really Hannah's shell-shocked Vietnam veteran son, and circumstances that lead the locals to adopt a lynch-mob mentality at Percy's expense. By the time Percy is nearly drowning in a raging river, The Spitfire Grill has taken its melodrama a few steps 'round the bend. Fine acting is the movie's saving grace, however, and newcomer Alison Elliott anchors The Spitfire Grill with a subtle, emotionally involving performance. Thanks to Elliott and Burstyn, you don't have to feel too guilty if you find yourself reaching for a Kleenex as the closing credits roll. --Jeff Shannon



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of my top 10 favorite movies.
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An American Classic film
The Spitfire Grill is a must see movie. It is a movie about human relationships, and about the difference ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the best films on redemption
I love this film. It isn't specifically a message on God's redemption, nor does it spell out a Christian world ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Don't miss this one!!!
Extraordinary film, full of grace and compassion. Beautifully filmed with solid performances, Alison Elliott is ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Spitfire Grill
This movie is beautifully done. We all still become teary-eyed at the end of the film, despite viewing it numerous ... Read More

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