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MPAA Rating: TV-14 Movie Release: 2005 DVD Release: 09/13/2005 Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Studio: HBO Home Video Total Copies: 12 Genres: Comedy Drama, Psychological Drama, Family Drama See Also: Empire Falls [Emmy Tip-On Cover]

This two-part HBO miniseries is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Russo. Having long since sacrificed youthful ideals and values to remain in his New England hometown for the sake of his family, middle-aged Miles Roby (Ed Harris) finds his "secure" little world disintegrating when his wife, Janine (Helen Hunt), divorces him. Equally vexing is the emotional and financial pressure exerted by domineering town matriarch Francine Whiting (Joanne Woodward), who owns (among other things) the Empire Grill, the little diner that Ed has run for several years. As he reflects on what he considers to be a wasted life, Ed flashes back to memories of his curmudgeonly father, Max (Paul Newman, who also executive-produced the miniseries); his long-dead mother, Grace (Robin Wright Penn); his scapegrace brother, David (Aidan Quinn); his blossoming daughter "Tick" (Danielle Panabaker); and Francine's late husband, C.B. Whiting (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Also tied in with Miles' reminiscences is the spectacular saga of the rise and fall of Empire Falls, a once-prosperous mill town that has fallen into disrepair -- as have the town's once-rigid and inviolate social barriers. Despite the initial bleakness of Miles' plight, and the revelation of innumerable family skeletons as the plot progresses, the story is ultimately both heartwarming and life-affirming. Filmed on location in Maine, Empire Falls originally aired on May 28 and 29, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Ed Harris - Miles Roby
Danielle Panabaker - Tick Roby
Joanne Woodward - Francine Whiting
Paul Newman - Max Roby
Helen Hunt - Janine Roby
Aidan Quinn - David Roby
June Marie Krumholz - DMV Clerk
Tina Konstantoulaki - Maud
Wilma Keem - Housekeeper
Birdie Katz - Frowzy Woman
James K. Small - Strong Bagger #2
Stephen E. Hodgdon - Strong Bagger #1
Bryant R. Garrett - Thank You Patron
Claire Winters - Young Cindy
Gail R. Pelotte - DMV Clerkette
Kaile R. Jr. Warren - Workman
Tony Takacs - Justin
Adam L. Sirois - Secretary
Linda Saulter - Secretary
Timothy J. Ryan - Brian
Delia Robertson - Candace
Dan Pleva - Slick Man
David Montgomery - Fisherman
Scott Riccio - DMV Patron
Troy Faucher - Young Policeman
Bradley J. Van Dussen - Man on Beach
Michael Brockman - Justice of the Peace
Dennis Farina - Walt Comeau
William Fichtner - Jimmy Minty
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Mayne
Adam Le Fevre - Father Mark
Carey Lowell - Francine at 40 Years
Stephen Mendillo - Bill Daws
Larry Pine - Otto Mayer
Emily Wachtel - Florida Bartender
Robin Wright Penn - Grace Roby
Matthew Dixon - Banker
Harold Withee - Waiter
Matt Blumm - Miles at 20 Years
Miles Chandler - Young Miles
Kortney Adams - Nurse
David Altshuler - Building Inspector
Doree A. Austin - Mrs. Rodrigues
Nesbitt Blaisdell - Father Tom