In rural Louisiana in the summer of 1957, Elvis is King, 14-year-old Dani (Reese Witherspoon in her film debut) is coming of age; her older sister Maureen (Emily Warfield) is beautiful, smart, and off to Duke in the fall; her mother is pregnant with number four (Dad wants a son), and Dad is pretty strict.
Life gets sweeter when 17-year-old Court Foster (Jason London) moves in with his widowed mother and two little brothers at the vacant farm next door.
Court likes Dani’s high spirits and directness, and though he has responsibilities on the farm, they sometimes go off swimming.
The summer’s innocence is shattered when Court shifts his romantic affections from Dani and falls passionately in love with Maureen, sparking intense jealousy, heartbreak, and emotional conflict that severely tests the sisters’ normally tight-knit bond.
Just as the family dynamic reaches a boiling point, a sudden, tragic tractor accident takes Court’s life, forcing the sisters to unite through their shared trauma, grief, and eventual forgiveness.
Matthew Trant
Sam Waterston Abigail Trant
Tess Harper Marie Foster
Gail Strickland Dani Trant
Reese Witherspoon Court Foster
Jason London Maureen Trant
Emily Warfield Billy Sanders
Bentley Mitchum Will Sanders
Ernie Lively Doc White
Dennis Letts Mrs Sanders
Earleen Bergeron Mrs Taylor
Anna Chappell Missy Trant
Brandi Smith
Sandi Smith Foster Twin
Derek Ball
Spencer Ball
Director
Robert Mulligan
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Court likes Dani’s high spirits and directness, and though he has responsibilities on the farm, they sometimes go off swimming.
