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Plot Summary. "Curse of the Starving Class" by American playwright Sam Shepard follows a working-class family in a sparsely populated desert region of California. It premiered in London in 1977, and was adapted to a major motion picture in 1994. Shepard won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 and is often regarded by critics as one of the best playwrights ...
Sep 14, 1994 · A stellar, eccentric cast brings class but no emotional resonance to "Curse of the Starving Class," a peculiarly ineffective rendition of Sam Shepard's 1977 award-winning play. An ironic ...
Synopsis. Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class is a darkly comic look into the world of dysfunctional Tate family, as they struggle amongst themselves for food, freedom, and meaning in their run-down lives. Tate Family patriarch Weston, is an alcoholic, who leaves his family for days at a time, buys into scam business deals, and owes ...
About this movie. A poverty-stricken farming family attempts to put food on the table while holding on to their personal dreams of a better life. However, as they individually pursue their own dreams, the family unity begins to disintegrate, until they are all alienated from each other. A poverty-stricken farming family attempts to put food on ...
Curse of the Starving Class showcases the fantastic acting talents of Woods, Bates, Thomas, and most notably, Randy Quaid who fits the bill of the sleazy desert-realtor to a tee. James Woods' portrayal of an alcoholic father to a farm family way, waaay down on their luck makes for great acting, but not quite good enough to make this film MOVE.
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May 13, 2019 · From left, Maggie Siff, David Warshofsky (on table), Gilles Geary and Esau Pritchett in Terry Kinney’s revival of “Curse of the Starving Class,” a Sam Shepard play from 1977.
