Synopsis
A tangled triangle. In the rural South of the early 20th century, Miss Amelia is the town eccentric, selling corn liquor and dispensing medicine. She takes in her half-sister's son, a diminutive crook-back named Lymon. He suggests they open a café in the downstairs of her large house. Marvin Macy gets out of prison and returns to town; turns out he was married to Amelia but it wasn't consummated. He pleaded, then got angry. Is he back for revenge? Eventually, Amelia and Marvin stage a no-holds-barred fight in the café. Lymon's complicated response to Marvin and to Cousin Amelia figures in the resolution.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.2%
Critic Consensus
60.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, realistic, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
visually strikingrealisticemotionalstylizedtragicfunnycharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Vanessa Redgrave | 1991 | $141,000 | $325,000 | (est) |
| Keith Carradine | 1991 | $87,000 | $200,000 | (est) |
| Rod Steiger | 1991 | $65,000 | $151,000 | (est) |
| Cork Hubbert | 1991 | $53,000 | $123,000 | (est) |
| Austin Pendleton | 1991 | $46,000 | $105,000 | (est) |
| Beth Dixon | 1991 | $40,000 | $93,000 | (est) |
| Lanny Flaherty | 1991 | $36,000 | $83,000 | (est) |
| Mert Hatfield | 1991 | $33,000 | $76,000 | (est) |
| Earl Hindman | 1991 | $30,000 | $70,000 | (est) |
| Anne Pitoniak | 1991 | $28,000 | $65,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes918
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1991 | $184,890 | $425,844 |
| International | 1991 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1991 | $184,890 | $425,844 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1991 | $92,445 | $212,922 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1991 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1991 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1991 | $2,025,000 | $4,664,042 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1991 | $1,235,000 | $2,844,490 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1991 | $83,200 | $191,630 |
| Total Revenues | 1991 | $3,435,646 | $7,913,083 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1991 | $3,500,000 | $8,061,307 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1991 | $148,000 (est) | $340,878 (est) |
| Participations | 1991 | $69,000 | $158,923 |
| Residuals ? | 1991 | $236,000 | $543,562 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1991 | $700,000 | $1,612,261 |
| Total Expenses | 1991 | $4,653,000 | $10,716,931 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1991 | $-1,217,354 | $-2,803,848 |
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Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $1,235,000, DVD $0, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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