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The Spitfire Grill

"To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past."

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PG-13 1996 · 1h 57m
Drama, Comedy
Starring Alison Elliott · Ellen Burstyn · Marcia Gay Harden
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Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others.

Theatrical
Aug 23, 1996
Box Office
$12.6M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
2.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 7, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Lee David Zlotoff
Writer
Lee David Zlotoff
Producers
Forrest Murray, Warren G. Stitt
Music
James Horner
Studio
Gregory Productions, The Mendocino Corporation
Keywords
prison small town church christian film
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Cast

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A
Alison Elliott
Percy Talbott
E
Ellen Burstyn
Hannah Ferguson
M
Marcia Gay Harden
Shelby Goddard
W
Will Patton
Nahum Goddard
K
Kieran Mulroney
Joe Sperling
G
Gailard Sartain
Sheriff Gary Walsh
J
John M. Jackson
Johnny B. / Eli
L
Lisa Louise Langford
Jolene
F
Forrest Murray
Stuart

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