Where the Heart Is
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Matt Earl Beesley
John Swasey
James Frain
Mary Ashleigh Green
Scarlett Mcalister
Mark Voges
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Novalee Nation, 17 and very pregnant, has never been a part of a real home. The closest thing to family for the hard-luck teen is her selfish, would-be musician boyfriend Willy Jack, with whom she's traveling from Tennessee to California in a rust bucket that used to be a Plymouth. A bathroom stop en route, at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart, changes Novalee's life forever. For when she leaves the store, she discovers that Willy Jack and the Plymouth are gone. Alone and broke, Novalee surreptitiously moves into the vast store, borrowing food and supplies from its shelves. When she gives birth on the floor- and her hideaway is revealed- Novalee and her 'Wal-Mart Baby' become instant celebrities. More importantly, over the next few years, Novalee finally becomes part of an unconventional, makeshift family comprised of her wonderfully eccentric new friends. Now, with the family she always wanted, Novalee is transformed from a homeless teen into a successful and strong woman, who has finally found a home.
Cast
John Swasey
James Frain
Mary Ashleigh Green
Scarlett Mcalister
Mark Voges
Todd Lowe
Stockard Channing
Sally Field
Ashley Judd
David Hack
Laura Auldridge
Alicia Godwin
Bob Coonrod
Dylan Bruno
Mackenzie Fitzgerald
Mark Mathis
Joan Cusack
Yvette Diaz
Margaret Ann Hoard
Dennis Letts
Tony Mann
Gabriel Folse
Kinna Mcinroe
Karey Green
Cody Linley
Keith David
Heather Kafka
Angee Hughes
David Alvarado
Laura House
Natalie Pena
Cheyenne Rushing
Rodger Boyce
J.d. Evermore
Natalie Portman
Richard Nance
Linda Wakeman
Ray Prewitt
Angelina Fiordellisi
Kathryn Esquivel
T J Mcfarland
Richard Jones
Kylie Harmon
Crew
Terry Adams
Monica Allen
Colleen Arnaud
Kami Asgar
Richard J. Ball
Delayne Barnett
Matt Earl Beesley
David Bennett
Arthur Blum
Jo Edna Boldin
Kevin Bowe
Felicity Bowring
Dana Brayton
Martin Brody
Martin Brody
Brent Brooks
Bart Brown
Lisa Brown
Rodney T Brown
Paul Bryan
Gary Burritt
Richard Burton
Buzzy Burwell
Tod Campbell
Lisa Carey
Don L Carr
Keith Carter
Matt Cartsonis
Susan Cartsonis
Dwight Cary
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Ray Charles
Tena Clark
Dan Clermont
Bridget M. Cook
Andrea Corr
Caroline Corr
James Corr
Sharon Corr
Ian Crafford
Austin Cunningham
Theda Cunningham
Shannon Curfman
Shannon Curfman
Mason Daring
Mason Daring
Don Davis
Jennifer Day
Jennifer Day
Greg De Belles
Shanti Delsarte
Vicky B Dempsey
Patricia Dillon
Bob Dipiero
Scott Dougherty
Jessica Drake
Melissa Economy
Melinda Eshelman
Sara Evans
Ramona Fabregas
Chris Farren
Gregory Faucett
Randy Fife
Sam Fife
Tommy Fine
Carmen Finestra
Mali Finn
Steve Fishell
David E Fluhr
Linda Folk
Adrienne Follese
Keith Follese
Gerrit Folsom
John A Frick
Robbie Friedmann
Kimberly Sue Furlong
Byron Gallimore
Lowell Ganz
Hank Garfield
John Gidcomb
David Goldstein
Michael Golub
Gina Grande
Dara Gray
Richard Greatrex
Richard Greatrex
Ken Greaves
Patty Griffin
Andy Griggs
Emmylou Harris
Susan Hegarty
Tim Heintz
Liz Hengber
Jim Henry
John Hiatt
Ed Hill
John Hinkle
Mike Hitch
Nadine Grycan Hoss
Dann Huff
Edison Jackson
Tommy Lee James
Adam Jenkins
Gordie Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Monica Johnson
Collette Jones
Karen Jones
Jason Ray Jurica
Suhail F Kafity
Mark Kay
Jerry Kilber
Wade Kirby
Joanne Kissack
Jonathan Klein
Paul Kloss
Kurt Kornemann
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger
Kristen Lea
Paul T. Leblanc
Rick Leed
Billie Letts
Duke Levine
Duke Levine
Dianne Minter Lewis
Eric A. Lewy
Ken Light
Cindy Lindauer
Hillary Lindsey
Jimmy W Lindsey
Lyle Lovett
Jeri Lowe
Kathleen Lungren
Michael Magill
Babaloo Mandel
Christopher Martin
Dave Mattacks
Martina Mcbride
Coley Mccabe
Michael Mccarthy
David Mcfadzean
Dennis Mcneill
Dennis Meehan
Raul Mello
Beth Miller
Buddy Miller
Mark Miller
Malford Milligan
Randy E Moore
Travis C Murphy
Molly Murray
Sandra Nash
Danny Navarrette
David J Negron
Lonnie Nelson
Lonnie Nelson
Mary C Nelson
Gary Nicholson
Dayton Nietert
Michael Norris
Billy Novick
Joan Osborne
Vincent Palmo
Douglas Parker
Shobie Partos
Darren Patnode
Shane Patrick
Paul Peters
M Caroline Pruet
Buck Ram
Annilee Ballentine Ramirez
Ande Rand
Bonny Rice
John Richards
Matt Richardson
Carmen Rizzo
Annie Roboff
Rigney Sackley
Mark D Sanders
Brooke Satrazemis
Keith Sayer
Harvey Scales
Phil Schriber
Emily Schweber
Dave Shacter
Carrie Shepard
Charlie Shepard
Ferrell A. Shinnick
Tim Short
Peter Simonite
Kevin Sims
Tommy Sims
Todd E Smiley
Thomas J Smith
Joey Spampinato
Jennifer Spinks
Brian Steward
Janet Stokes
Christopher Stull
Wallace R Symns
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 28, 2000
Released in United States on Video September 26, 2000
Based on the best-selling 1996 novel by Billie Letts.
Fox reportedly picked up rights to film for $9 million.
Project previously in development at Randa Haines Company with Randa Haines attached to produce and direct.
Feature directorial debut for Matt Williams, creator of television shows "Roseanne" and "Home Improvements".
Began shooting June 21, 1999.
Completed shooting August 26, 1999.
Released in United States Spring April 28, 2000
Released in United States on Video September 26, 2000
