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Weeds (1987)

Weeds poster
Directed by
John D. Hancock
Genre
drama film, prison film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man in prison writes a play. A visiting reporter notices his work and that changes things for him.

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What happens

Weeds is a 1987 American drama film directed by John D. Hancock, and starring Nick Nolte, Ernie Hudson, Lane Smith, Mark Rolston, William Forsythe, Joe Mantegna, J.J. Johnston and Rita Taggart. The screenplay concerns a prison inmate who writes a play that catches the attention of a visiting reporter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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