Movie Info

Director Daniel Petrie's poignant coming-of-age drama, based on the novel by Alan Hines, stars Winona Ryder (in an early screen role) as Gemma, a youn...(read more...) g girl who has grown up in relative seclusion on a run-down farm in rural Texas. Abandoned by her mother, Juanelle (Jane Alexander), at an early age, Gemma has been raised by her cranky but devoted grandfather, Dillard (Jason Robards), and protected from the realities of the outside world.

Director: Daniel Petrie Sr

MPAA: PG-13

Running Time: 112 min.

Release Date: Dec 31, 1987

Cast: Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe, Deborah Richter