Bastard Out of Carolina

1h 37m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Movie based on the best-selling novel of the same title, set in the 1950s, about a girl named Bone and her horrible childhood with an abusive stepfather and a mother who refuses to acknowledge any wrong-doing.

Cast & Crew

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Anjelica Huston

Director

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Anney Boatwright

Ron Eldard

Glen Waddell

Jena Malone

Bone

Glenne Headly

Ruth

Lyle Lovett

Wade

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Deborah Ross Film Design; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Fine Films (Japan); Joe Dunton & Company International, Inc.; Showtime Networks; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
Showtime Networks
Location
North Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

Movie based on the best-selling novel of the same title, set in the 1950s, about a girl named Bone and her horrible childhood with an abusive stepfather and a mother who refuses to acknowledge any wrong-doing.

Director

Anjelica Huston

Director

Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Anney Boatwright

Ron Eldard

Glen Waddell

Jena Malone

Bone

Glenne Headly

Ruth

Lyle Lovett

Wade

Dermot Mulroney

Lyle Parsons

Christina Ricci

Dee Dee

Michael Rooker

Earle

Diana Scarwid

Raylene

Susan Traylor

Alma

Grace Zabriskie

Granny

Richard Todd Sullivan

Travis

Pat Hingle

Mr Waddell

Lindley Mayer

Reese

Jamison Stewart

Grey

Timothy Stewart

Garvey

Kelsey Elizabeth Boulware

Boone At Age 4

Jeffrey Pillars

Truck Driver

Rick Warner

Young Clerk

Joe Maggard

Man At Cafe

D L Anderson

Woman At Cafe

Nelson George

Justice Of The Peace

Gene Dann

Worker

Jim Gloster

Intern

Derin Altay

Mrs Parsons

Suellen Yates

Mr Waddell'S Wife

Sonny Shroyer

Sheriff

Jerry Winsett

Brother Calvin

J C Quinn

Officer

Laura Dern

Voice Of Adult Bone (Narration)

Chester A Spier

Lead Person

Crew

Allen Aldridge

Assistant Camera Operator

Dorothy Allison

Source Material (From Novel: "Bastard Out Of Carolina")

Anne Aulenta

Hair

E C Ball

Song Performer

E C Ball

Song

Orma Ball

Song

Orma Ball

Song Performer

Ryan Bartsch

Grip

Peter Basler

Production Assistant

Peter Battistelli

Construction Coordinator

Peter Bentley

Sound Mixer

Logan Berkshire

Key Grip

Timothy M. Bourne

Assistant Director

John Brace

Casting

Patti Brand

Makeup Assistant

Danya Browder

Art Department Coordinator

Susan Buffington

Hair Assistant

A P Carter

Song

Sean Carter

On-Set Dresser

Johnny Cash

Song

Johnny Cash

Song Performer

Nelson Coates

Production Designer

Stephanie Cone

Post-Production Supervisor

John Copeman

Stunts

Donell Crumpler

Transportation Co-Captain

David Curtis

Production Assistant

Tracy Curtis

Assistant Editor

Joe D'alessandro

Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)

Tyler Daum

Transportation Coordinator

Louis Anthony Difelice

Location Manager

Eliza Diggs

Wardrobe

Don Digirolamo

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Amanda Digiulio

Producer

Amanda Digiulio

Unit Production Manager

Bonnie Dodd

Song

Robin Drinkwater

Script Supervisor

Mrs. Tommy Duncan

Song

Thom Ehle

Consultant

Henry E Ezzell

Dolly Grip

Alyce Fahsholtz

Assistant Production Coordinator

Valerie Fann

Other

Alex L. Ferguson

On-Set Dresser

Lisa Mae Fincannon

Casting (North Carolina)

William Finger

Assistant Camera Operator

David E Fluhr

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Regan Forman

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Leigh French

Adr

Lefty Frizzell

Song Performer

Dale Frye

Stunts

Eva Gardos

Editor

Steven H George

Assistant Property Master

Jazz Gillum

Song Performer

Rufus Granger

Dolly Grip

Chad Graves

Production Assistant

Hilbert Hakim

Assistant Director

Lorenzo F Hall

Special Effects Assistant

David Hankins

Sound Editor

Michael D Harrell

Props Assistant

David Harshbarger

Property Master

Gerald D Hatchsell

Grip

Todd Hayen

Music

Billy Bob Hendricks

Electrician

Julie Hewett

Makeup

Adam Hinson

Electrician

Gary Hoffman

Executive Producer

Therese Honeycutt

Craft Service

Greg Hull

Special Effects

Wanda Jackson

Song Performer

Wanda Jackson

Song

Michael Jarocki

Assistant Camera Operator

Blind Willie Johnson

Song Performer

Jeff A Johnson

Special Effects Assistant

George Jones

Song Performer

Michael A Jones

Electrician

Susan Jones

Props Assistant

Wayne Jones

Transportation Captain

Terry Long

Electrician

David Lord

Stunts

Linda Lowy

Casting

Murphy Maddox Jr.

Song

Christopher Mahan

On-Set Dresser

Jack Mccollum

Best Boy

Sharon Mcgeeney

Negative Cutting

Bob Mcmillian

Color Timer

Mick Mcneely

Gaffer

Anne Meredith

Screenwriter

Sonny Merritt

Costume Supervisor

John A Merten

Other

Carla Meyer

Dialogue Coach

Daniella Milton

Assistant

Jeff Moore

Camera Operator

Fay Moss

Auditor

Fay Moss

Auditor

Dean Mumford

Stunt Coordinator

Natalie J Nye

Wardrobe

Bob Osterman

Other

Charles Page

Stunts

Van Dyke Parks

Music

Thomas Parris

Production Assistant

Alice Powell

Wardrobe

Jon Pray

Set Costumer

Nina Proctor

Supervisor

Nina Proctor

Set Costumer

Thom Rainey

Script Supervisor

Gus Ramsden

Special Effects Assistant

Van Broughton Ramsey

Costume Designer

Burton Rencher

Set Decorator

Jonathan Richmond

Assistant Camera Operator

Tony Richmond

Director Of Photography

Shannon Rippy

Production Coordinator

Tim Rook

Grip

Alicia Rudd

Animal Wrangler

Nava Sadan

Set Costumer

Brooke Satrazemis

Sound Department

Lisa G Shillingburg

Production Auditor

E W Shipper

Special Effects Assistant

Ron Sistare

Boom Operator

Rita Troy

Hair Assistant

Mike Underwood

On-Set Dresser

Robin Urdang

Music Supervisor

Ruby Vass

Song Performer

Michelle Waitman

Stunts

Lynn Wegenka

Assistant Director

Kitty Wells

Song Performer

Tara Nicole Weyr

Production Assistant

Richard Whitfield

Music Editor

Bernard Williams

Hair Assistant

Hank Williams Sr.

Song

Hank Williams Sr.

Song Performer

Bob Wills

Song Performer

Ben Wilson

Song

Ken Woodburn

Assistant Editor

Mary Ellen Woods

Assistant Director

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Cinema Research Corporation; Deborah Ross Film Design; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Fine Films (Japan); Joe Dunton & Company International, Inc.; Showtime Networks; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
Showtime Networks
Location
North Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States August 1996

Aired in United States December 15, 1996

Aired in United States May 1996

Aired in United States October 1996

Aired in United States September 1996

Released in United States on Video April 29, 1997

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 9-20, 1996.

Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival August 11-25, 1996.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival as part of program "Contemporary International Cinema" October 16-20, 1996.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.

Previously scheduled for telecast on Turner Network Television (TNT) but was put into turnaround after it was produced due to its controversial nature.

Directorial debut for Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston. Huston is the daughter of director John Huston and the granddaughter of character actor Walter Huston, both Oscar winners themselves.

Budget source: New Yorker 01/08/1996

Estimated budget: $5,000,000

Began shooting late November 1995.

Completed shooting mid January 1996.

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