Sunshine State
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
John Sayles
Edie Falco
Angela Bassett
Jane Alexander
Ralph Waite
James Mcdaniel
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A comedy drama set in modern day Florida concerning two vibrant women who find themselves, after their big time dreams have not panned out, back in their small neighboring hometowns. Caught between their past and their future, both are struggling to find a way to become independent women in a place where everyone and everything seems to conspire to make them return to the roles of children under the rule of formidable parents. Mary Temple is living her father's dream of running a motel, only it has become her nightmare. Marly has given her career as an aquatic "Weeki Wachee Mermaid" and her marriage to Steve is over. In the next town over, Desiree Perry has returned to visit and show off her new anesthesiologist husband, Reggie. Sent away by her proud parents after she disgraced them by getting pregnant at 16, Desiree, like Marly, pursued a career in "show business." But instead of Broadway or movies, her appearances have been limited to industrials and infomercials. As both Marly and Desiree grapple with the sometimes overwhelming weight of family history and family expectations, and wrestle with questions of love, duty and responsibility, the tale offers a portrait of two women, two families, and two communities standing on the brink of change.
Director
John Sayles
Cast
Edie Falco
Angela Bassett
Jane Alexander
Ralph Waite
James Mcdaniel
Mary Alice
Bill Cobbs
Gordon Clapp
Mary Steenburgen
Timothy Hutton
Tom Wright
Marc Blucas
Alexander Lewis
Sam Mcmurray
Perry Lang
Miguel Ferrer
Charlayne Woodard
Clifton James
Cullen Douglas
Alan King
Eliot Asinof
Richard Edson
Michael Greyeyes
Amanda Wing
Kyle Meenan
Jon Coen
James Brower
Barbara Young
Rand D Burns
Dan Bright
Rhynell Brumfield
Tim Powell
Brett Rice
Vi Bennett
Patricia Clay
Karen Garrett
Laird Stuart
Debra Bracey
Brooks Anne Hayes
Joey Griffin
John Morrissey
Ashley Brumby
Jay Smith
Dennis Neal
Sharon Culpepper
Charles Albert
David Preuss
Maureen Preuss
Jeanie Stahl
Crew
Lynette Bernay
Martin Brody
Roy C Bryson
Patrick Cady
Bruce Cardozo
Shawn Carroll
Suzanne Ceresko
Sarah Connors
Marko Constanzo
Mary Cybulski
Mason Daring
Robert Fernandez
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Judy Karp
Sato Knudsen
George Lara
Ronan Lefkowitz
Duke Levine
Hal Levinsohn
Ronald Lowry
M. J. Magbanua
Haldan Martinson
Dave Mattacks
Diane Maurno
John R Mcaleer
Vera Meyer
Brian Moon
Margo Myers
Billy Novick
Kevin O'neill
John Powditch
Maggie Renzi
Mark Ricker
Mike Rivard
Fred Rosenberg
Fred Rosenberg
Mayes C. Rubeo
John Sayles
John Sayles
Nancy Schafer
Dan Schmit
Dave Shacter
Dave Shacter
Carol Silverman
Dinaz Stafford
Sam Tedesco
Plummy Tucker
Steve Visscher
Tom West
Alan Zaleski
Larry Zience
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2002 award for Best Supporting Actress (Edie Falco) from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Expanded Release in United States June 28, 2002
Released in United States May 2002
Released in United States on Video November 19, 2002
Released in United States Summer June 21, 2002
Shown at the Cannes Film Festival (market) May 15-26, 2002.
Released in United States May 2002 (Shown at the Cannes Film Festival (market) May 15-26, 2002.)
Released in United States Summer June 21, 2002
Expanded Release in United States June 28, 2002
CFI color
Released in United States on Video November 19, 2002
