“The Curse of the Starving Class” is a motion picture . A screen version of a play by Sam Shepard .
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | J. Michael McClary |
| Producer | Evie Quaid |
| Author script | Sam Shepard (play) Bruce Beresford (script) |
| In the main cast | James woods Katie Bates Randy Quaid Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Operator | Richard Quinlan |
| Composer | John bryant Frank Hames |
| A country |  USA |
| Year | 1994 |
| IMDb | ID 0109514 |
Story
The film tells about the last days of an American family. Weston Tate, an alcoholic and Vietnam veteran, is struggling to keep a family farm in her hands, which lenders are about to pick up for debt. His wife, Ella, from whom Weston is moving away more and more, is trying to save her family together, although she often dreams of leaving here and flying to Paris . The couple brings up two children, Wesley and Emma, who are on the verge of coming of age and deprived of a happy childhood due to the gradual decline of the farm.
Cast
- James Woods - Weston Tate
- Katie Bates - Ella
- Randy Quaid - Taylor
- Henry Thomas - Wesley
- Christine Fiorella - Emma
- Louis Gossett Jr. - Ellis
Links
- " Curse of the Starving Class ” on the Internet Movie Database
- The curse of the starving class on allmovie