The Spitfire Grill
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lee Zlotoff
Ellen Burstyn
Marcia Gay Harden
Alison Elliott
Will Patton
Kieran Mulroney
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Percy Talbott, a recently released inmate from a Maine prison, relocates to the small, waning town of Gilead, whose remaining residents seem to have long since grown numb to the commanding countryside that encloses them. Soon the skeptical citizens of Gilead begin to speculate about her background and criminal past and Percy becomes hard pressed to find a room and work. Finally, Percy finds a job with Hannah, the indomitable owner of the Spitfire Grill, and begins to develop a strong connection with she and her niece-in-law, Shelby. Through their deepening friendship, each woman experiences a personal redemption and, through their solidarity, the narrow-minded citizens of the community are reawakened and reunified.
Director
Lee Zlotoff
Cast
Ellen Burstyn
Marcia Gay Harden
Alison Elliott
Will Patton
Kieran Mulroney
Harry Johnson
Richard Addis
Lisa Louise Langford
Dennis Mientka
Faith Caitlin
Sam Lloyd
Forrest Murray
Emerson Grow
Jim Hogue
Cliff Levering
Janet St Onge
Louise Decormier
Stacy Becker
Malcolm Groome
Joseph Grafmuller
John Jackson
Ida Griesemer
Patti Tippo
Gailard Sartain
Linda O Cook
Lincoln Grow
Stuart Jackson
Monica Callan
Gracie Moore
Ed Cook
Alasdair Fraser
Patty Smith
Crew
Michael Corcoran Abrams
Danny Aiello Iii
Bob Allen
Bill Anagnos
Suzanne Angel
Brenda Arsmtrong
David Bach
Oliver Barth
Alfred Gregory Bezy
Mike Biggie
Cynthia Blaze
David Blundell
Desi Bognar
Katia Bognar
Duncan Bond
Gretchen Bond
Peter Borck
Bob Bornstein
Dennis Bouffard
Fadi Bousamra
Sarah Brady
Adam Braid
John Brasher
Lura Bruno
Travis G Bush
Kiah Caldwell
Chris Call
Monica Callan
Monica Callan
Frank Carlet
Erik Carter
Bonnie Christensen
Patrick Clow
Craig Conolly
Jacob F Conrad
Tim Corbin
Dan Cornwall
Mark A Cote
Marla Colette Coyne
Jay Craven
Howard Cummings
Jonathan Dana
Shirley Davis
Sandy De Crescent
Janna Delury
Robert Denoon
Mike Devaney
Larry Dias
Michael Donner
Cas Donovan
Rob Draper
Cathy Dwyer
Cathy Dwyer
Lynne Eagan
Lori Eskowitz-carter
Michael Ferdie
Matt Flannery
William Flody
Dale Fowler
Charlie Gauvain
Don Geronimo
Douglas A Gilmore
Margie Goodspeed
Jeff Graham
Teresa Green
Shari Griffin
Marnie Grow
Roger Grow
Josh Gundling
Bill Gunther
Marcus Hamilton
Shannon Hart
Clark Henderson
Isabel Henderson
Jim Henrikson
Don Hewitt
Jery Hewitt
Elizabeth Himmelstein
Eric Hoeschen
Eric Hoeschen
Barbara Hoffman
Gregg Homer
James Horner
James Horner
Paul Huntley
Marty Hutcherson
Carlos Isais
Chiemi Karasawa
Joseph Kearney
Tom Keenan
Randy Kerber
Terry Lafar
Jamie Lagerhausen
Karen Lawson
Eric Lee
Russ Lepine
Deanna Leslie
Peter Letzelter-smith
Marci Liroff
Marci Liroff
Todd Lyon
Adriane Marfiak
Robert Martini
Joseph M Mcculloch
Pat Mcdonough
Bob Mcmillan
Linda H Miller
Linda H Miller
Louise Mingenbach
Shawn Murphy
Forrest Murray
Rex Nicholson
Phil Nielson
Bess O'brien
Janet Paparazzo
Jeffrey L Paradysz
Jeffrey B Parker
Dean Parks
Stuart Pearce
Wayne Peet
Wayne Peet
Bruce Perkins
Thomas Power
Ethan Prochnik
Carl Puckett
Travis Randall
Phyllis Randle
Anne Reddington
Chris Redmond
Doug Reed
Doug Reed
James Reynolds
Victoria Robinson
Shawne Rowe
Alex Ruschell
Richard Rutkowski
Jason E Sapp
Thaddaeus D Scheel
Amy Schmidt
Barbara Schoolcraft
Michael Sheehan
Thoams Small
Brian Smith
Kira Smith
Eric Solsaa
Brasher Sound
Walter Spencer
Antoinette Squeo
Skip Steffens
Deborah Stitt
Jeffrey Stitt
Warren G Stitt
Fred Styles
Quinlan Sullivan
Larry Sushinski
Linda Taffar
Jennifer Truelove
Edward Vaughan
Daniel W Victor
Vickie Benson Waite
L Mo Webber
Will Weiske
Pamela White
Dave Willard
Gary A Williams
Greg Wimer
Brian Woods
Joani Yarbrough
Martin Zeller
Martin Zeller
Lee Zlotoff
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Expanded Release in United States September 6, 1996
Released in United States on Video April 1, 1997
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States January 18, 1996
Released in United States November 1996
Shown at London Film Festival November 7-24, 1996.
Castle Rock Entertainment acquired international distribution rights to this film for a reported $10 million at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.
Began shooting April 17, 1995.
Completed shooting May 31, 1995.
Ultra-Stereo
Released in United States Summer August 23, 1996
Expanded Release in United States September 6, 1996
Released in United States on Video April 1, 1997
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.)
Released in United States January 18, 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Special Festival Celebration in Provo) January 18, 1996.)
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at London Film Festival November 7-24, 1996.)
Winner of the Audience Award for best dramatic feature at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer August 23, 1996
