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The Whole Wide World

Actor(s): Vincent D'Onofrio, Ren�e Zellweger, Ann Wedgeworth, Harve Presnell, Benjamin Mouton
Director(s): Dan Ireland
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Adult Situations
Movie Release: 1996
DVD Release: 07/29/2003
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: French
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 46 mins
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Total Copies: 14
Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama, Period Film, Biopic [feature]

DVD Synopsis

A touching and unusual love story, The Whole Wide World was based on a memoir by Novalyne Price Ellis, in which she recalled her brief romance with Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian and one of the finest and most prolific pulp writers of his day. In 1933, Novalyne Price (Renee Zellweger) is a pretty but shy Texas schoolteacher who would like to be a writer some day. A friend offers to introduce her to Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio), who writes broad, bold yarns about superhuman heroes and damsels in distress and has little patience for writers of more pretentious fiction. Novalyne likes Howard and he seems to like her, but she finds him a hard man to deal with. He lives in the world of his stories, and he devotes as much time as possible to his bedridden mother, which leaves him little time to pursue a romance. But when Howard discovers that another man has been courting Novalyne, he's heartbroken -- even if they didn't have a conventional romance, he felt there was a special emotional bond between them, and he hates to see it thrown away. Renee Zellweger and Vincent D'Onofrio both deliver fine performances and are a believable (if unconventional) romantic couple; D'Onofrio also co-produced. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Vincent D'Onofrio - Robert E. Howard
Ren�e Zellweger - Novalyne
Ann Wedgeworth - Mrs. Howard
Harve Presnell - Dr. Howard
Benjamin Mouton - Clyde Smith

Editorial Review of DVD

Based on a true story, the 1996 romantic period drama The Whole Wide World comes to DVD from Columbia TriStar. Presented with a widescreen anamorphic transfer with English Dolby Digital Surround Sound with optional French subtitles. Closed captions are also available. Special features include an audio commentary track, conversation with actress Ren�e Zellweger and director Dan Ireland, and theatrical trailers. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Duane S. (superpoet) from FORT WORTH, TX wrote on 3/26/2008...

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a fantastic movie. It is an unrequited and true love story, but it isn't a negative movie. It's a beautiful love story about a brilliant pulp fiction writer in the '30's and an elem. school teacher in the hill country setting of Brownwood and Cross Plains, Texas. She loves him and understands his erratic mood swings and mama's boy stance. She tries to get him to live his own life and get someone else to nurse his mother, whom I believe has emphysema. When she gets too close though, he pushes her back with his words or attitude. It is so true to the way people act who are in love. However, usually it ends up on a much happier note.
It is based on the true story written in 1976 by the authoress of "One Who Walked Alone".