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The Whole Wide World (1996)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:12
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An ambitious West Texas schoolmarm (Renee Zellweger) with literary inclinations is drawn romantically to an idiosyncratic writer (Vincent D'Onofrio) of pulp horror tales, despite his virtually... An ambitious West Texas schoolmarm (Renee Zellweger) with literary inclinations is drawn romantically to an idiosyncratic writer (Vincent D'Onofrio) of pulp horror tales, despite his virtually Oedipal attachment to his convalescent mother and his other emotional troubles. A tender, offbeat romantic story based on the memoir "One Who Walked Alone," written by Novalyne Price of her brief affair with "Conan the Barbarian" creator Robert E. Howard. [More]
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ann Wedgeworth, Benjamin Mouton
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ann Wedgeworth, Benjamin Mouton, Chris Shearer
Director: Dan Ireland
Director: Dan Ireland
Screenwriter: Michael Scott Myers
Story: Novalyne Price
Producer: Donald Kushner, Peter Locke, Gregory Cascante, Carl Colpaert, Dan Ireland, Vincent D'Onofrio, Kevin Reidy
Composer: Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams
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Reviews for The Whole Wide World
It adroitly conveys author Robert E. Howard's slow disconnect from the world, and the effect that had on those around him.
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