Where The Heart Is

– A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Where the Heart Is (1990)

A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Where the Heart Is (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

23 Feb 1990

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Boorman

Writer:

Telsche Boorman, John Boorman

Main Actors:

Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Joanna Cassidy, Crispin Glover

Plot:

Stewart McBain (Coleman) is a real-estate mogul who spends his living blowing up old buildings to make room to erect new buildings. All goes as planned for a new subdivision, until a group of protesters object to the destruction of one lonely, ugly building, called the Dutch House. Typically, the media is sent to the scene of the protest, and McBain appears on TV in a bad way. His children - Daphne (Thurman), Chloe (Amis), and Jimmy (Hewlett) - ridicule him for appearing on TV, and as a reward for their remarks, he drops them off at the Dutch House with $750 apiece, and tells them they're on their own. They must find jobs if they expect to make money to stay warm. McBain and his wife, Jean watch from afar as their children adapt to their new lifestyle, meeting new friends, and inviting others into their new home, including a decrepit bum.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Touchstone Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%