The Whole Wide World
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dan Ireland
Vincent D'onofrio
Renée Zellweger
Ann Wedgeworth
Harve Presnell
Benjamin Mouton
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1934, Texas-born Novalyne Price was a pretty, young schoolteacher with romantic notions of becoming a writer. On a late spring afternoon, Clyde Smith, her beau at the time, introduced her to Robert E. Howard, a working writer with a handsome face and a passion for words unlike any Novalyne had ever encountered. To the outside world, Bob Howard was a mercurial social misfit. Slavishly devoted to his ailing mother and to his writing, Howard was prone to telling spontaneous "yarns" of seduction, violence and death perpetrated by his most famous character, "Conan the Barbarian." To Novalyne, he was extraordinary. After more than a year of verbal sparring, Novalyne and Bob share their first kiss. Novalyne waits anxiously for a declaration of love from Bob, who can only pull back, insisting on his freedom and declaring that marriage will never be in his future, leaving Novalyne with no choice but to move on.
Director
Dan Ireland
Cast
Vincent D'onofrio
Renée Zellweger
Ann Wedgeworth
Harve Presnell
Benjamin Mouton
Helen Cates
Leslie Berger
Chris Shearer
Sandy Walper
Marion Eaton
Dell F Aldrich
Libby Villari
Michael Corbett
Antonia Bogdanovich
Elizabeth D'onofrio
Stephen Marshall
Jim Simard
Crew
Karen Abe
Mateo Barnstone
Carlos Brown
Lance Brown
Gregory Cascante
Michael Casey
Sarah A Casper
Teresa Cintron
Louis Colina
Luis Colina
Carl-jan Colpaert
Marshall Crosby
Greg D'auria
Vincent D'onofrio
Nathan Easterling
Novalyne Price Ellis
Vicki Ellis
Vicki Ellis
John A Frick
Debra Goldfield
Jason K Goodowens
Harry Gregson-williams
Randy Halpern
Lee Hunsacker
Dan Ireland
Lisa Jacobs
Carla James
Rick Johnson
Donald Kushner
Tammy Lema
Peter Locke
Gail Mcmullen
Lawrence Mortorff
Benjamin Mouton
Michael Scott Myers
Michael Scott Myers
Bruce Nazarian
Kelly Nelson
Barry Norwood
Linda Pallin
Jud Pratt
Teri Randall
Kevin Reidy
Claudio Rocha
Renee Rosenfeld
Nathalie Samanon
Ademir Silva
Jill Silverthorne
Laurel Smith
Roger Smith
Robert Strauss
Anke Thommen
Danielle Valenciano
Ralph Watson
Jonathan Allen Winfrey
Terri L. Wright
Dan Zaitz
Hans Zimmer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best American Independent Film at the 1996 Seattle International Film Festival. Also cited for Best Actor (Vincent D'Onofrio).
Expanded Release in United States January 10, 1997
Expanded Release in United States January 17, 1997
Expanded Release in United States January 24, 1997
Expanded Release in United States January 31, 1997
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States December 27, 1996
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States on Video October 14, 1997
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1996
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival East Hampton, New York October 16-20, 1996.
Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 13 - March 2, 1997.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 1996.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.
Renee Zellweger replaced a pregnant Olivia d'Abo prior to production.
Feature film directorial debut for producer Dan Ireland who co-founded the Seattle International Film Festival with Darryl Macdonald.
Actress Renee Zellweger received the 1996 award for Best Breakthrough Performer from the National Board of Review for her performances in "Jerry Maguire" (USA/1996) and "The Whole Wide World" (USA/1996).
Began shooting July 31, 1995.
Completed shooting August 26, 1995.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 16 - June 9, 1996.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 13 - March 2, 1997.)
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.)
Expanded Release in United States January 10, 1997
Expanded Release in United States January 17, 1997
Expanded Release in United States January 24, 1997
Expanded Release in United States January 31, 1997
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival East Hampton, New York October 16-20, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video October 14, 1997
Released in United States Winter December 25, 1996
Released in United States December 27, 1996 (New York City)
