Nobody's Fool (1986 film)

Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Evelyn Purcell
Written by	Beth Henley
Produced by	Cary Brokaw
Starring	Rosanna Arquette ; Eric Roberts ; Mare Winningham ; Jim Youngs ; Louise Fletcher ;
Cinematography	Mikhail Suslov
Edited by	Dennis Virkler
Music by	James Newton Howard
Distributed by	Island Pictures
Release date	November 7, 1986;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.6 million
Box office	$563,358

Last updated December 17, 2025

Nobody's Fool is a 1986 comedy film written by playwright Beth Henley. It stars Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts and Mare Winningham.^[3]

Plot

Cassie (Rosanna Arquette) who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life meets a traveling Shakespeare troupe offering a community acting workshop.

Cast

Rosanna Arquette as Cassie
Eric Roberts as Riley
Mare Winningham as Pat
Jim Youngs as Billy
Louise Fletcher as Pearl
Gwen Welles Shirley
Stephen Tobolowsky as Kirk
Charlie Barnett as Nick
J.J. Hardy as Ralphy
William Steis as Frank
Belita Moreno as Jane
Lewis Arquette as Mr. Fry
Ronnie Claire Edwards as Bingo
Ann Hearn as Linda
Scott Rosensweig as Winston
Cheli Ann Chew as Prissy Lee

Reception

Critical response

Film critic Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times wrote in his review: "Nobody's Fool doesn't really jell, but it's still a sometimes rhapsodically goofy experience. If Arquette doesn't really hold the center together, she at least flies off ravishingly at the edges. The movie is a fond valentine to the special salvations of theater. It's an ode to a squeezed heartland, small-town desperation and sheer, stunning blind love."^[4]

Release

Nobody's Fool was released on November 7, 1986^[4] in 290 theatres and grossed $258,100 in its opening weekend.^[5]

The film was released on DVD on January 25, 2005, by MGM Home Entertainment.^[6]

References

↑ "AFI|Catalog".
↑ Nobody's Fool at Box Office Mojo
↑ "Nobody's Fool". Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
1 2 Wilmington, Michael (November 7, 1986). "Movie Review : 'Nobody's Fool' Just Misses The Mark". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles . Retrieved March 31, 2018.
↑ "Nobody's Fool". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
↑ Nobody's Fool. MGM Home Entertainment (DVD). Beverly Hills, California: MGM Holdings. January 25, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

External links

Nobody's Fool at IMDb
‹See Tfd› Nobody's Fool at the TCM Movie Database
Nobody's Fool at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Nobody's Fool at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "AFI|Catalog".

[2] Nobody's Fool at Box Office Mojo

[Fool-3] "Nobody's Fool". Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

[LAT-4] 1 2 Wilmington, Michael (November 7, 1986). "Movie Review : 'Nobody's Fool' Just Misses The Mark". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles . Retrieved March 31, 2018.

[5] "Nobody's Fool". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved December 20, 2019.

[6] Nobody's Fool. MGM Home Entertainment (DVD). Beverly Hills, California: MGM Holdings. January 25, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

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