Violets Are Blue (1986 film)

1986 film by Jack Fisk
  • Sissy Spacek
  • Kevin Kline
  • Bonnie Bedelia
CinematographyRalf D. BodeEdited byEdward WarschilkaMusic byPatrick WilliamsDistributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 25, 1986 (1986-04-25)
Running time
86 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$10 million[1]Box office$4,743,287

Violets Are Blue is a 1986 American romantic drama film directed by Jack Fisk and starring Sissy Spacek and Kevin Kline.[2] The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

After fifteen years of traveling around the world, famous photographer Gussie (Spacek) returns for a two-week break to the Maryland coastal resort where she grew up. She meets her high school sweetheart Henry (Kline), now married and running the local newspaper he inherited from his father. Soon after, an awkward and tension-filled romance ensues.

Cast

  • Sissy Spacek as Gussie Sawyer
  • Kevin Kline as Henry Squires
  • Bonnie Bedelia as Ruth Squires
  • John Kellogg as Ralph Sawyer
  • Jim Standiford as Addy Squires
  • Augusta Dabney as Ethel Sawyer
  • Kate McGregor-Stewart as Sara Mae
  • Annalee Jefferies as Sally
  • Mike Starr as Tony
  • Adrian Sparks as George

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 63% based on 5 positive and 3 negative critic reviews.[3]

References

  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Canby, Vincent (April 11, 1986). "SCREEN: 'VIOLETS ARE BLUE'". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Violets Are Blue - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-01.

External links

  • Violets Are Blue... at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Violets Are Blue at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Violets Are Blue at Box Office Mojo
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