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Country. (film) Country is a 1984 American drama film which follows the trials and tribulations of a rural family as they struggle to hold on to their farm during the trying economic times experienced by family farms in 1980s America. The film was written by William D. Wittliff, and stars real-life couple Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard.
- $10 million
- Charles Gross
- September 28, 1984
- William D. Wittliff, Jessica Lange
Sep 29, 1984 · Country: Directed by Richard Pearce. With Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley, Matt Clark. Gilbert Ivy and his wife Jewell are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus.
- Richard Pearce
- 16
- 2 min
Country (1984) Rated PG. The opening moments of "Country" show a woman frying hamburgers and wrapping them up and sending them out to her men, working in the fields. The movie is using visuals to announce its intentions: It wants to observe the lives of its characters at the level of daily detail and routine, and to avoid pulling back into "Big ...
Jewell (Jessica Lange) and Gil Ivy (Sam Shepard) run a farm in Iowa that has been in the family for generations. The Ivy's make enough to get by until two devastating events threaten to take their ...
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- Richard Pearce
- PG
- Jessica Lange
A midwestern farm family struggles to stay together when the government attempts to foreclose on their loan and take their land away.
Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but Jewell decides to fight for her family. Richard Pearce. Director. William D. Wittliff. Writer. Jewell and Gil are farmers.
