American Cowslip Movie

American Cowslip
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Run Time: 113 min
MPAA Rating: NR
Released: 2009
Directors: Mark David
Genre/Type: Comedy
Black Comedy
Producers: Tony Hewett
Plot Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
An agoraphobic heroin addict seeks redemption by growing the rare and beautiful flower that will help him win the town's Garden of the Year contest in this off-beat black comedy featuring Rip Torn, Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, and Cloris Leachman. Ethan Inglebrink (Ronnie Gene Blevins) lives in a homogeneous California town where nothing ever happens. A misfit clad in a powder-blue tux, he's convinced his poker buddies and surrogate moms Roe (Diane Ladd), Sandy (Leachman), and Lou Anne (Lin Shaye) that he's a diabetic, and his needles are for insulin rather than heroin. His next-door neighbor is his landlord and former high school football coach Trevor O'Hart (Torn), who wants nothing more than to kick Ethan out on the street. Complicating matters even further is that fact that Ethan's older brother Todd (Kilmer), the local sheriff, is convinced that his brother can only be saved by an act of God, and recruits the family priest (Peter Falk) to get the job done. Meanwhile, as the Garden of the Year competition draws near, Ethan becomes convinced that he can take the 10,000-dollar top prize and pay off his delinquent rent if he can just grow the perfect American Cowslip. Little does Ethan realize that salvation may lie not in the money he could win for growing a rare flower, but with the kind companionship and understanding offered by his 17-year-old neighbor Georgia (Hanna Hall), who longs to escape her abusive father (Dern).

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Actors Character Born
Ronnie Gene Blevins Ethan Inglebrink
Rip Torn Trevor O'Hart Feb 6, 1931 in Temple, TX
Val Kilmer Todd Inglebrink Dec 31, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA
Hanna Hall Georgia
Bruce Dern Cliff Jun 4, 1936 in Winnetka, IL
Cloris Leachman Sandy Apr 30, 1926 in Des Moines, IA
Diane Ladd Roe Nov 29, 1939 in Meridian, MS
Lin Shaye Lou Anne
Peter Falk Father Randolph Sep 16, 1927 in New York City, NY
Boo Boo Stewart Kerry
Josh Perry Billy
Douglas Spain Jorge
Blake Clark Officer Grimes
Priscilla Barnes Samantha Dec 7, 1955 in Fort Dix, NJ

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