Dabney Coleman stars as demolition contractor Stewart McBain in director John Boorman's WHERE THE HEART IS, a Capra-esque fable that harkens back to the populist comedies of the 1930s. When an architectural conservation group legally thwarts McBain's plans to vaporise the ageing Dutch House apartments in Brooklyn, he's .. Read more
| Starring | Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Christopher Plummer, Joanna Cassidy |
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| Director | John Boorman |
| Genres | Comedy, Gay/Lesbian |
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Dabney Coleman stars as demolition contractor Stewart McBain in director John Boorman's WHERE THE HEART IS, a Capra-esque fable that harkens back to the populist comedies of the 1930s. When an architectural conservation group legally thwarts McBain's plans to vaporise the ageing Dutch House apartments in Brooklyn, he's ridiculed for defending his actions in the media by the twentysomething layabout children who live off the fruits of his labour. Consequently the affluent businessmen decides to teach them a lesson by depositing them in the decrepit Dutch House with $750 each. Once there, Chloe (Suzy Amis), Jimmy (David Hewlett), and Daphne (Uma Thurman) decide to take on boarders to help with the expenses. Among them are Lionel (Crispin Glover), an aspiring clothing designer who pretends to be gay in order to be taken seriously, and Sheryl (Sheila Kelley), a young student who gives a demonstration of glossolalia (speaking in tongues), her area of study. Chloe, an artist who specialises in body-painting her friends against a backdrop of well-known masterpieces, decides to channel her talents into calendar art. However, while everything is going fine for his kids, McBain's business has gone down the drain, and he must now look to them for help.
| Starring | Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Christopher Plummer, Joanna Cassidy, Crispin Glover, Suzy Amis |
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| Director | John Boorman |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1989 To Rent: DVD: 15 Sep 2003 |
"...Stylish....WHERE THE HEART IS has enough polish to spruce up every shoe in the total Big Ten ROTC enrollment..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
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Dreadful beyond belief...
This film should be wiped from your list immediately. Unless, of course, you are so firmly stuck in the 1980's that you still have leather triangles sown ... read more »
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home is where the heart is...
Where The Heart Is is a wonderful film. I love watching this type of music because the characters are so real and the story is enchanting enough to keep you ... read more »
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MEDIOCRE
Waste of time watching it - I persevered because I'm not a quitter, and was fooled into thinking that because Uma Thurman was in it it must be good!
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One to miss
This film was so dire - we didn't even watch it to the end.
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