Name: The Trip to Bountiful
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985-12-20
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford, Rebecca De Mornay

1985·Drama·1h 48m

7.1

★

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."

Directed by Peter Masterson

escape

bus

texas

based on play or musical

houston, texas

memory

senior citizen

1940s

daughter–in–law

elderly lady

Trailer

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Cast

Geraldine Page

Mrs. Carrie Watts

John Heard

Ludie Watts

Carlin Glynn

Jessie Mae

Richard Bradford

Sheriff

Rebecca De Mornay

Thelma

Kevin Cooney

Roy

Gil Glasgow

Stationmaster Gerard

Crew

Peter Masterson

Director

Horton Foote

Screenplay

J.A.C. Redford

Original Music Composer

Horton Foote

Producer

Neil Spisak

Production Design

Popular Reviews

5 reviews

brunettegsundae

8.0★ · 08/04/25

The trip was more priceless than the destination! So intense and deep that you begin to understand her agony about not going back to Bountiful!
I’m sure that Carrie and Thelma will never forget each other

Amra sheriffdeen

8.0★ · 03/05/23

You are lucky to be married to the man you love.

Sometimes all I need is a road trip with a lady who is twice as old as me.

You are lucky to be married to the man you love.

Sometimes all I need is a road trip with a lady who is twice as old as me.

7.0★ · 09/11/25

romina

10.0★ · 08/25/25

Bernardo Miranda

7.0★ · 03/29/15