Peter Fonda
Ulysses 'Ulee' Jackson
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Plot. Ulee Jackson is a widowed beekeeper in Wewahitchka, Florida whose son Jimmy is in prison following a botched robbery. Jimmy's wife Helen has abandoned their two daughters and is living in Orlando. Ulee's stubborn independence prevents him from asking for help, and he has his hands full running his business and acting as surrogate parent ...
Jul 18, 1997 · Ulee's Gold: Directed by Victor Nunez. With Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford, Tom Wood. A reclusive beekeeper slowly pulls his dysfunctional family back together, but not without having to fight his son's previous dastardly cohorts.
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- Drama
- Victor Nunez
- 1997-07-18
Jun 27, 1997 · But to look at events in that way would miss the whole purpose of “Ulee's Gold,” which is not about who prevails, but about what Ulee learns about himself. The movie was written, directed and edited by Victor Nunez, who sets all of his films in Florida and goes from strength to strength.
Synopsis. Ulee Jackson ( Peter Fonda) is a widowed Florida beekeeper whose son Jimmy ( Tom Wood) is in prison following a botched robbery. Jimmy's wife Helen ( Christine Dunford) has abandoned their two daughters and is living somewhere in Orlando.
Led by an outstanding Peter Fonda performance, Ulee's Gold movingly depicts a family in crisis -- and a patriarch willing to sacrifice for the good of others. Widowed beekeeper and Vietnam...
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- Victor Nunez
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- Peter Fonda
Jun 13, 1997 · Low-key Southern Gothic about a struggling family living by the swamps of western Florida. An emotionally-detached Vietnam vet making a living as a beekeeper on the boggy panhandle of Florida (Peter Fonda) deals with grief, the meaninglessness of life, his son in prison (Tom Wood), a drug-addled daughter-in-law (Christine Dunford), a rebellious ...
Arts. Culture magazines. Ulee's Gold. views 2,479,126 updated. Ulee's Gold ★★★ 1997 (R) Slowpaced, deliberate character study, set in the Florida panhandle. Ulysses “Ulee” Jackson (Fonda) is a widowed, middle-aged Vietnam vet who puts most of his energies into his work as a beekeeper, much to the detriment of his family.
