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The Spitfire Grill (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 25 Fresh: 9  Rotten:16 Average Rating: 5.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Synopsis: After serving a five-year sentence for manslaughter, a young woman settles in a small Maine town and takes a job working for the feisty owner of the local grill. Forced to take on even more help after an accident, the owner turns to her nephew's timid wife, and the three slowly develop an unlikely... After serving a five-year sentence for manslaughter, a young woman settles in a small Maine town and takes a job working for the feisty owner of the local grill. Forced to take on even more help after an accident, the owner turns to her nephew's timid wife, and the three slowly develop an unlikely friendship which ultimately transforms the entire town. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton, Gailard Sartain

Director: Lee David Zlotoff
Composer: James Horner
Screenwriter: Lee David Zlotoff
Producer: Marci Liroff, Forrest Murray, Edward Vaughan

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 7, 1999

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Keep Case
  • Theatrical Trailer

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Like High Plains Drifter as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation.

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02/03/07
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Derek Adams
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Frank Swietek
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Methodical and lyrical in its well-paced movement. A durable and devoted drama that is so unassuming in its execution

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Jeffrey Westhoff
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Soul-satisfying movie about the spiritual process of turning pain into joy and bringing new life out of darkness.

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