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
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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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
4 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
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
