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Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Country: United States, Language: English, 109 mins

  • Director: Robert Altman
  • Writer: Ed Graczyk
  • Producer: Scott Bushnell; Giraud Chester

CGiii Comment

Squawking and squealing - a typical Altman cacophony - with the wandering camera.

It's shot on one set - possibly, preserving the restriction of the stage play, it does comes over as claustrophobic and stifling - just like the little town it's set in.

The story is almost beyond a joke and as predictable as the fate of an unlanced boil - painful, ugly and explosive - just like the performances.

You'll either love it or hate it - the sentimentality is contrived (just like the script) - all it is, really...is a vehicle for some fine actresses to show off without rhyme or reason.

The film itself stinks - yet another example of nonsense from the over-rated Altman.


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The(ir) Blurb...

The Disciples of James Dean meet up on the anniversary of his death and mull over their lives in the present and in flashback, revealing the truth behind their complicated lives. Who is the mysterious Joanne and what's the real story behind Mona's son, James Dean Junior ?

Cast & Characters

Sandy Dennis as Mona;
Cher as Sissy;
Karen Black as Joanne;
Sudie Bond as Juanita;
Kathy Bates as Stella Mae;
Marta Heflin as Edna Louise;
Mark Patton as Joe Qualley;
Caroline Aaron as Martha;
Ruth Miller as Clarissa;
Gena Ramsel as Sue Ellen;
Ann Risley as Phyllis Marie;
Dianne Turley Travis as Alice Ann