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Cannery Row (1982)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
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Movie Info

This highly anecdotal film centers upon Doc (Nick Nolte), a self-employed marine biologist who lives by the ocean and interacts with the neighborhood denizens, trying to conceal a troubled past. Across from Doc's digs stands the local bordello, the Bear Flag Restaurant. Across the entrance ambles Suzy (Debra Winger), a drifter who tries to become one of the girls and fails miserably. However, she does set her sights on Doc and acts accordingly. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

R, 2 hr.

Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: David S. Ward

In Theaters: Feb 12, 1982 Wide

On DVD: Jan 27, 2009

Cast

Nick Nolte
Doc
Debra Winger
Suzy
Audra Lindley
Fauna
Frank McRae
Hazel
M. Emmet Walsh
Mack
Tom Mahoney
Hughie
John Malloy
Jones
James Keane
Eddie
Sunshine Parker
The Seer
Santos Morales
Joseph and Mary
John Huston
Narrator
Mary Margaret Amato
Lola
Ellen Blake
Wisteria
William Bronder
Suzy's Customer
Rosanna de Soto
Ellen Sedgewick
Kathleen Doyle
Violet
Sharon Ernster
Agnes
Brenda Hillhouse
Martha
Art La Fleur
Dorman
Tom Pletts
Doctor
Joe Michael Terry
Tucker
Mariko Tse
Blossom
Judy Kerr
Waitress Serving Beer M...
Walter Mathews
Sonny

Critic Reviews for Cannery Row

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...gentle, nostalgic, and romantic.

January 28, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Cannery Row may be excessively sentimental, even a little corny, but it's all heart.

January 28, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Pleasant Fun.

May 28, 2005 Comment

Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

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Not horrible, but avid John Steinbeck fans (like me) will be disappointed in the structure and lack of character depth.

February 3, 2009

Randy Tippy

Super Reviewer

I still love this movie! Recently released on dvd, watched with the kid, and he was not impressed? IMBD rates it low, and calls it a flop? I don't get it! I can't find anything wrong with it, I think it's a must see!

May 9, 2009