The Trip to Bountiful

1985 | 108 minutes | 7.3 ★ (48)

The Trip to Bountiful
  • Overview

    Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."

  • Release Date

    20 December 1985

  • DirectingPeter Masterson
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $7,218,340.00

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