Directed by:
John KortyCinematography:
William WagesComposer:
Mason DaringCast:
Rebecca De Mornay, Robert Knepper, Richard Jenkins, Ellen Burstyn, L. Warren Young, Norm Skaggs, Bruce Evers, Tandy Cronyn, Sue Bugden, Sean Sweeney (more)Plots(1)
Rebecca De Mornay stars as a young Georgia parolee who, upon "Getting Out" of prison after serving time on theft and murder convictions, defies both her mother (Ellen Burstyn) and the child welfare system in a desperate attempt to gain custody of the son she bore while in jail. In the film, based on a play Marsha Norman, Arlene Holsclaw (De Mornay), has been rehabilitated and released from prison after serving an eight-year sentence. Arlene has one burning desire: to be reunited with her son, Joey, whom her mother (Ellen Burstyn) placed with foster parents immediately after he was born. But locating Joey is no easy task. Nor is maintaining her newfound serenity. For not only must Arlene deal with roadblocks thrown up by the parole and child welfare systems but she also finds herself locked in battle with her mother, her manipulative ex-con boyfriend (Robert Knepper), and her past demons, all of which threaten to overwhelm her once again. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Rebecca De Mornay
USA
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Robert Knepper
USA
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My Way (2012)
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Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) (TV movie)
Richard Jenkins
USA
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Ellen Burstyn
USA
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L. Warren Young
Best movies:
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We Are Marshall (2006)
Trespass (1992)
Norm Skaggs
Best movies:
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When the Party's Over (1992)
Getting Out (1994) (TV movie)
Bruce Evers
Best movies:
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Andersonville (1996) (TV movie)
Not Without My Daughter (1991)
Tandy Cronyn
USA
Best movies:
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The January Man (1989)
All Night Long (1981)
Sue Bugden
USA
Best movies:
Coma (1978)
Grace & Glorie (1998) (TV movie)
Getting Out (1994) (TV movie)
Sean Sweeney
USA
Best movies:
A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
Getting Out (1994) (TV movie)
David Dwyer
USA
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The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
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