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The Whole Wide World (1996)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:12

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: An ambitious West Texas schoolmarm (Renee Zellweger) with literary inclinations is drawn romantically to an idiosyncratic writer (Vincent D'Onofrio) of pulp horror tales, despite his virtually... An ambitious West Texas schoolmarm (Renee Zellweger) with literary inclinations is drawn romantically to an idiosyncratic writer (Vincent D'Onofrio) of pulp horror tales, despite his virtually Oedipal attachment to his convalescent mother and his other emotional troubles. A tender, offbeat romantic story based on the memoir "One Who Walked Alone," written by Novalyne Price of her brief affair with "Conan the Barbarian" creator Robert E. Howard. [More]

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ann Wedgeworth, Benjamin Mouton

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ann Wedgeworth, Benjamin Mouton, Chris Shearer

Director: Dan Ireland

Director: Dan Ireland
Screenwriter: Michael Scott Myers
Story: Novalyne Price
Producer: Donald Kushner, Peter Locke, Gregory Cascante, Carl Colpaert, Dan Ireland, Vincent D'Onofrio, Kevin Reidy
Composer: Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams

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Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

It adroitly conveys author Robert E. Howard's slow disconnect from the world, and the effect that had on those around him.

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Margaret A. McGurk
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"well-acted and moving"

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