The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 American drama film directed by Peter Masterson. It won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Geraldine Page’s performance as Mrs. Watts. The film is partially set in the titular community of Bountifully, a fictitious Texas town.

About The Trip to Bountiful in brief

Summary The Trip to BountifulThe Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 American drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his 1953 play of the same name. The film is partially set in the titular community of Bountifully, a fictitious Texas town. It won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Page’s performance as Mrs. Watts. The movie was initially released in the United Kingdom via VHS in the late 1980s.

In April 2005, MGM released the film on DVD in a widescreen and a full-frame format in both the US and the UK. It has since been released on Blu-ray and DVD in the U.S. on April 12, 2005, and on April 1, 2007 in the UK via the VHS and DVD combo pack in a two-sided disc and a single disc in a full frame format in the US. It is currently being released on DVD and Blu-Ray in Europe on May 1, 2008.