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Hope Floats
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Hope Floats is a 1998 American drama and romance film directed by Forest Whitaker. The movie features a cast including Sandra Bullock, Gena Rowlands, Harry Connick Jr., and Mae Whitman. Bullock also served as a producer and executive producer. The narrative is set in Texas, with filming taking place in Austin, Smithville, La Grange, and Chicago.
The film was distributed by Netflix and Disney+ via video on demand. It has a runtime of 114 minutes and was shot on 35 mm film. Caleb Deschanel handled cinematography, while Richard Chew edited the film. Dave Grusin composed the score. The production involved Fortis Films and 20th Century Fox, with a budget of 30,000,000 and revenue of 81,471,882.
Critical reception included a review score of 27%, 4.9/10, and 42/100. Audience ratings recorded a 6.1 on IMDb and a 6.428 average on TMDb. The film’s tagline is "When life fell apart, love fell into place." Keywords associated with the story include high school, funeral, despair, and telegram.
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6.4Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.
Cast
- Sandra Bullock as Birdee Pruitt
- Harry Connick Jr. as Justin Matisse
- Gena Rowlands as Ramona Calvert
- Mae Whitman as Bernice Pruitt
- Michael Paré as Bill Pruitt
- Cameron Finley as Travis
Themes
- high school
- funeral
- despair
- texas
- telegram
- leaving one's family
- loss
- judgment
- dog
- pond
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Forest Whitaker
- Cast member
- Rosanna Arquette
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Producer
- Sandra Bullock
- Cinematographer
- Caleb Deschanel
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 175711
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.foxmovies.com/hopefloats
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- publication date
- 1999-01-07
- film editor
- Richard Chew
- title
- Hope Floats
- distributed by
- Disney+
- executive producer
- Sandra Bullock
- film format
- 35 mm film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 42/100
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