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Bonneville

Actor(s): Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Christine Baranski, Victor Rasuk
Director(s): Christopher N. Rowley
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language
Movie Release: 2006
DVD Release: 06/24/2008
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Edition: Dual Layered
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Total Copies: 1
Genres: Comedy Drama, Road Movie

DVD Synopsis

A woman looking to fulfill her late husband's final wish sets out on a transformative cross-country road trip in director Christopher N. Rowley's warmhearted tale of friendship, self-discovery, and the memories that make life worth living even after the ones we love have gone. Arvilla (Jessica Lange)'s husband Joe has recently died during a trip to Borneo, and his ashes have just arrived at her home in Pocatello, ID. Though Joe had previously specified in his will that he would like his ashes scattered by his beloved wife, the well-intending Arvilla soon becomes locked in a heated battle of wills with Francine (Christine Baranski) -- Joe's well-to-do daughter from a previous marriage. Francine is determined to see her father laid to rest next to her mother in Santa Barbara, and she's threatened to sell the house that her father and Arvilla have lived in since marrying to ensure that she gets her way. Now Arvilla has lost Joe's will, leaving no way to confirm either what he wanted done with his remains or what Arvilla is to receive upon her husband's death. Defeated, Arvilla sets her sights on Santa Barbara to surrender the ashes to Francine and attempt to come to terms with the loss of her husband. When Arvilla's sassy best-friend Margene (Kathy Bates) and uptight pal Carol (Joan Allen) agree to join their recently-widowed friend on her journey and offer some much-needed moral support, the trio soon sets out in Arvilla's vintage '66 Pontiac Bonneville for a journey of a lifetime. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Jessica Lange - Arvilla Holden
Kathy Bates - Margene Cunningham
Joan Allen - Carol Brimm
Christine Baranski - Francine Holden Packard
Victor Rasuk - Bo

Member Movie Reviews

Starr B. (vtcountrygirl) from FRANKLIN, VT wrote on 11/2/2009...

I enjoyed this movie greatly. Very funny in spots and then very sad in others. The bonds of friendship were heartwarming....

Kathleen L. from OREM, UT wrote on 9/17/2009...

This is a gentle movie with many laugh-out-loud moments and clear changes to the three main characters. It tells the story of a recent widow who, along with two friends, drives her husband's treasured red Bonneville from Idaho to California. The purpose is to deliver the deceased's ashes to his daughter by an earlier marriage--for burial by his first wife. Because the man's will was not updated after the second marriage, the couple's home of 20-years now legally belongs to the first wife's daughter. She promises to take the house unless the recent widow gives her the ashes for burial. The conflict comes from the second wife's promise to scatter the ashes.

Sharon C. (sharonc9630) from KNOXVILLE, TN wrote on 9/4/2008...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Very pleasant and enjoyable film. Love those three leading ladies!