Release Date: 1993
DVD Release Date: September 2nd, 2003
R|2 hr 4 min
Plot Summary
After becoming pregnant outside marriage, Josephine (Suzy Amis) is thrown out by her embarrassed upper-class family. With no money, she gives up the baby and travels west, where she constantly fears for her safety against predatory men. Josephine begins to masquerade as a man named Jo, and eventually settles down in a small town where she is employed as a sheepherder for Frank Badger (Bo Hopkins). Jo hides the truth until worker Tinman Wong (David Chung) is forced to move in with her.
Cast: Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen, David Chung, Carrie Snodgress, Rene Auberjonois, Heather Graham
Director: Maggie Greenwald
Genres: Historical drama
Keywords: Small town, Offbeat, Growing up, Wife, Transformation
