7.8
Rio Bravo
1959
“To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past.”
The Spitfire Grill (1996)
August 23, 19961h 57mEN
6.4
65 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Lee David ZlotoffWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6.0M
Revenue
$12.6M
Production Companies
Castle Rock EntertainmentGregory ProductionsThe Mendocino Corporation
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User Reviews
Wuchak
8.0**_After prison, a young woman plants herself in a New England town_** Shot in the late spring of 1995, this is a drama similar to “Heavy,” which was released three months earlier in 1996. Another reference point is “Signs of Life” from seven years prior. While this one resorts to cinematic contrivances in the last act, I favor it over those two (although “Heavy” places a close second). The film successfully brings you into the lives of a circle of people in the hilly countryside. Gene Siskel criticized that these characters are all too “colorful,” but I didn’t see that. They struck me…
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