Curse of the Starving Class (1994)

Directed by

J. Michael McClary

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dysfunctional farm family struggles to survive as their land and relationships crumble. The mother tries to sell the property while the father drinks and the son dreams of escape.

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What happens

Curse of the Starving Class is a 1994 American drama film directed by J. Michael McClary and starring James Woods, Kathy Bates, Randy Quaid, Henry Thomas and Louis Gossett Jr. It is based on Sam Shepard's 1977 play of the same name. The screenplay was written by Bruce Beresford, who also served as an executive producer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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