Search - A Painted House on DVD

Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 10/21/2003 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Hallmark Members Wishing: 16 Genres: Drama, Period Film, Family Drama, Coming-of-Age, Rural Drama

Based on John Grisham's semi-autobiographical novel (which he regarded as his favorite because it "contains no lawyers"), A Painted House is set in the rural community of Oak Park, AR, in 1952. The story is told through the eyes of ten-year-old Luke Chandler (Logan Lerman), who lives and works on a rundown cotton farm with his parents (Robert Sean Leonard and Arija Bareikis) and grandparents (Scott Glenn and Melinda Dillon). It is Luke's personal mission to earn enough money picking cotton to be able to afford a new coat of paint for the Chandler house. But as harvest time approaches, a number of plot complications distance Luke from his goal, including failed crops, dangerous weather, periodic run-ins with a family of migrant workers, and -- this being a John Grisham story -- a murder to which Luke is the sole eyewitness. Filmed on location in the Arkansas town of Lepanto, A Painted House first aired April 27, 2003, as a CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Logan Lerman - Luke Chandler
Scott Glenn - Pappy Chandler
Robert Sean Leonard - Jesse Chandler
Arija Bareikis - Kathleen Chandler
Melinda Dillon - Gran Chandler

Originally aired on CBS, the coming-of-age drama A Painted House comes to DVD as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. Based on the John Grisham novel, the film concerns a family of cotton farmers in Arkansas during the '50s. Presented with a full-frame transfer. There are no special features, but this title should fit in nicely with anyone's Hallmark Hall of Fame collection. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide