Nobody's Fool (1986 film)

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Nobody's Fool
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Evelyn Purcell
Written by Beth Henley
Produced by Cary Brokaw
Starring
Cinematography Mikhail Suslov
Edited by Dennis Virkler
Music by James Newton Howard
Distributed by Island Pictures
Release date
  • November 7, 1986 (1986-11-07)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.6 million [1]
Box office$563,358 [2]

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

Contents

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

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]

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References

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  2. Nobody's Fool at Box Office Mojo
  3. "Nobody's Fool". Turner Classic Movies . United States: Turner Broadcasting System . Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  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.