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Beautiful Ohio

Country: USA, Language: English, 91 mins

  • Director: Chad Lowe
  • Writer: Ethan Canin
  • Producer: Brian Bell; Steve Blatt

CGiii Comment

The script is lousy.

The characters are lousy...it's lousy

That is...until it starts coming together. But, by then - it's just a little too late. Weak starts are fatal.


Trailer...

"Beautiful Ohio" from Lisa Esselstein on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

An entire family comes of age during the early 1970s.

Cast & Characters

William Hurt as Simon Messerman;
Rita Wilson as Judith Messerman;
Brett Davern as William Messerman;
David Call as Clive Messerman;
Michelle Trachtenberg as Sandra;
Hale Appleman as Elliot;
Thomas McCarthy as Older William Messerman;
Julianna Margulies as Mrs. Cubano;
Matt Servitto as Mr. Cubano;
Margaret Harth as Hungarian Woman #1;
Constance Kelly as Hungarian Woman #2;
Louise Corriente as Hungarian Woman #3;
Spencer Grammer as Carlene;
Wai Ching Ho as Elderly Woman;
Joseph Adams as Proctor #1