Curse of the Starving Class
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
J Michael Mcclary
James Woods
Kathy Bates
Henry Thomas
Kristin Fiorella
Louis Gossett
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set on a rundown farm in modern-day America, a family struggles to live the American dream in a country that is being sold off by opportunist developers. Based on Sam Shepard's play "Curse of the Starving Class."
Director
J Michael Mcclary
Cast
James Woods
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Kathy Bates
Henry Thomas
Kristin Fiorella
Louis Gossett
Randy Quaid
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Jim Fitzpatrick
Joel Anderson
Lauren Abels
John Cannon Nichols
Jerry Biggs
David Mcdavid
Gary Carter
Peyton Park
Del Roy
Stacie Mcdavid
Kimberly Gardener
Sue Shelley
Michele Cochran
Choua Moua
Frank Hames
Phil Shirey
Crew
David Adams
David Alstadter
Mark Amin
Chris Arnold
Alahn L Assinger
Billy Barnes
Barry Barnholtz
Ed Barrera
Stephen F. Beasley
Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford
Tana Bishop
Andre Blaise
Andre Blaise
Peter Block
Bob Bouwman
Brad Breitbarth
Eric Brooks
Fred J Brown
John Bryant
Dan Burkarth
Anita Camarata
Murray K. Campbell
Gregory Cascante
Harry Cheney
Hugh Clayton
Steven B. Cohen
Cathy Coleman
Clay Collins
Brown Cooper
Rick Cowan
Robert Cranny
Nancy Cunningham
Betsy David
Valerie Davidson
Bob Davis
Dane A. Davis
Deborah Lamia Denevar
Larry Donahue
Ralph Dugger
Michael Dunson
Bruce G Eikner
Gregg Elam
Annie Ellis
Stephanie Emery
Randy Erwin-skalicky
Tony Estrada
Andrea R. Fatoole
Tom Faulkner
Tom Faulkner
Scott Fawley
Robert Fett
Randy Fife
Ivan Fischer
Neil Fischer
Christie Fisher
Bob Fite
Brouke Franklin
T Wayne French
Mark Gaines
Jeff Garrison
Gabe Geffen
Norbert Gerl
Marilyn Gibbons
Sam Gibbons
Grant Gilmore
Paula Gilmore
W S Gilmore
William S. Gilmore Jr.
Carole Goldstein
David Goldstein
Harel Goldstein
Andrew Golov
Dean Goodhill
Robert Goodson
Scott K Gordon
Ray Green
Howard Griffith
Dennis Haden
Frank Hames
Joe Hanna
Doug Hanson
Otis Harper
J Haynes
Clark Henderson
Patrick Henderson
Patrick Henderson
Tom Herod
Andrew Hersh
H Michael Heuser
Herb Hickey
Charles H Hodges
Richard Hodges
Donald House
Paul A Howard
Vance Hughes
Diane Jackson
Margaret Johnson
J. Stanley Johnston
Anne Jordan
Shelly Josias
Dan Karkoska
Angela Kaset
Angela Kaset
Kimberly Kelling
Andrea Kennedy
Ellen S Klein
Jonathon Komack-martin
Ron Kraft
Jillian Kreiner
Larry Langley
Mark Lapointe
Vincent Lascoumes
Gerry Lentz
Cindy Lindauer
David A. Little
Ben Loggins
Howard London
Mike Losurdo
Laird Malamed
Tim Malooly
Kenneth I Mancebo
Chris Maybach
Michael Mayerson
Mickey Mayerson
Steven Mcafee
David Mcdavid
Sharon Mcgeeney
Helen Mcginn
Tanya Mcginnis-potvin
Michael Mendelson
Joseph Middleton
David Mixson
L Molinare
Randy E Moore
T Morris
Kathryn Morrison
Pamela Mount
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Noble
William B O'boyle
Keith Olson
Jayne Page
F Paniagua
Timothy Pearson
Ron Phillips
Gregory F Poulos
Eleanor Powell
Evie Quaid
Dick Quinlan
Peggy Raess
Ted Raess
Terri Raith
Richard Raski
Don Reddy
Chris Reedy
Greg Reim
Emily Remler
Emily Remler
Shari Rhodes
Roger Rickard
Todd Rigione
Kerry Rike
David M Roberts
Tina Roesler-kerwin
Tina Roesler-kerwin
Fran Roy
Jack Roycroft
Kimberly Sabine
Stephen Saltzman
Ellen Sandolowski
Paul Scheeberger
Rodney Scot
Sam Shepard
Brian Slack
Barry E Smith
J Grey Smith
Patrick Smith
Michael Spain
Gary Speck
Patrick Spencer
Sony Pictures Studios
Andy Timmons
Todd Toon
Russell Towery
Russell Towery
Daniel W Victor
Dea Vise
Deanne Vise
Lance Volland
Robert Wald
Jesse Dayton Warren
Dean Weaver
Bruce Weiss
Brenda Paris Westhoff
Ladislav Wilheim
R Young
Lynn Ziehe
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 4, 1995
Aired in United States November 1994
Aired in United States October 1994
Aired in United States September 1994
Aired in United States Winter January 1, 1995
Released in United States on Video May 16, 1995
Shown at Deauville Film Festival September 2-11, 1994.
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival November 11-20, 1994.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 6-16, 1994.
Estimated budget: $5,000,000
Began shooting January 20, 1994.
Completed shooting February 23, 1994.