A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
Acting
Jena Malone's debut shatters your heart in half.
Direction
Huston's empathy never flinches from the horror.
Writing
Dorothy Allison's novel adapted with brutal fidelity.
Director
Anjelica Huston
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Anney Boatwright
Ron Eldard
Glen Waddell
Glenne Headly
Aunt Ruth
Lyle Lovett
Wade
Jena Malone
Ruth Anne 'Bone' Boatwright
Dermot Mulroney
Lyle Parsons
Christina Ricci
Dee Dee
Michael Rooker
Uncle Earle
Diana Scarwid
Aunt Raylene
Susan Traylor
Alma
Grace Zabriskie
Granny
Pat Hingle
Mr. Waddell
Laura Dern
Narrator (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ted Turner personally financed this after every studio passed, then buried it with minimal release due to NC-17 controversy.
Jena Malone was discovered from 400 girls at an open casting—she was 10 and had never acted professionally.
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