History Film / TheTripToBountiful

The setting is late-1940s Texas. Carrie Wright (Geraldine Page) is an elderly widow who lives in a small apartment in Houston with her son Ludie (Creator/JohnHeard) and his wife Jessie Mae (Carlin Glynn). The two women [[DysfunctionalFamily don't get along well]], as Jessie Mae is aggravated by Ms. Wright's tendency to run in the house and [[BerserkButton sing hymns]], while Ms. Wright doesn't shy away from snooping through her daughter-in-law's space.

This time, however, Ms. Wright meets a young stranger named Thelma (Creator/RebeccaDeMornay) who's going back to her parents' home and decides to help her get to Bountiful. They ride the bus together and share their stories and worries, discussing the meaning of hope, trust, and relationships.

* OneLastFieldTrip: Subverted as it's done by an elderly woman, but the spirit's the same. She wants to see it one last time while she can so she won't have any regrets.

But when they arrive at the last stop before Bountiful, Ms. Wright has to come to terms that her idyllic memories of the town are long outdated; Bountiful has become a derelict GhostTown, with its last resident--her best friend--having passed away just a couple days before. Still, she's resolved to pay her last tributes to the town and see it while she can, regardless of what she may find there.

But when they arrive at the last stop before Bountiful, Ms. Wright has to come to terms that her idyllic memories of the town are long outdated; Bountiful has become a derelict GhostTown, with its last resident--and her best friend--having passed away just a couple days before. Still, she's resolved to pay her last tributes to the town and see it while she can, regardless of what she may find there.

But when they arrive at the last stop before Bountiful, Ms. Wright has to come to terms that her idyllic memories of the town are long outdated; Bountiful has become a derelict GhostTown, with the last occupant and her best friend passing away just a couple days before. Still, she's resolved to pay her last tributes to the town and see it while she can, regardless of what she may find there.

The setting is late-1940s Texas. Carrie Wright (Geraldine Page) is an elderly widow who lives in a small apartment in Houston with her son Ludie (Creator/JohnHeard) and daughter-in-law Jessie Mae (Carlin Glynn). The two women [[DysfunctionalFamily don't get along]], as Jessie Mae is annoyed by Ms. Wright's tendency to run in the house and [[BerserkButton sing hymns]], while Ms. Wright doesn't shy away from snooping through her daughter-in-law's space.

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[[caption-width-right:310:Hopefully it'll be a [[{{Pun}} bountiful]] trip.]]

A 1985 film directed by Peter Masterson, adapted by screenwriter Horton Foote from his own 1953 teleplay of the same name.

Feeling exasperated and suffocated, Ms. Wright has a habit of trying to run away to her [[SweetHomeAlabama childhood hometown of Bountiful]]. She always gets caught, however, by Ludie or Jessie Mae before she can make it out of station.

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[[caption-width-right:300:Hopefully it'll be a [[{{Pun}} bountiful]] trip.]]

The setting is late-1940s Texas. Carrie Wright (Geraldine Page) is an elderly widow who lives in a small apartment in Houston with her son, Ludie (John Heard), and daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae (Carlin Glynn). The two women [[DysfunctionalFamily don't get along]], as Jessie Mae is annoyed by Ms. Wright's tendency to run in the house and [[BerserkButton sing hymns]], while Ms. Wright doesn't shy away from snooping through her daughter-in-law's space.

[[caption-width-right:300:Hopefully it'll be a [[LamePun bountiful]] trip.]]

This time, however, Ms. Wright meets a young stranger named Thelma (Rebecca De Mornay) who's going back to her parents' home and decides to help her get to Bountiful. They ride the bus together and share their stories and worries, discussing the meaning of hope, trust, and relationships.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Carrie gets to see her hometown for the last time but it has turned desolate and everyone she knew have died. She must also come come back to her son's home and live with Jessie Mae, but they are making efforts to live together more amiably.]]

The movie earned Geraldine Page multiple nominations and won her the AcademyAward for Best Actress.

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[[caption-width-right:297:Hopefully it'll be a [[LamePun bountiful]] trip.]]

The setting is late-1940s Texas. Carrie Wright (Geraldine Page) is a elderly widow who lives in a small apartment in Houston with her son, Ludie (John Heard), and daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae (Carlin Glynn). The two women [[DysfunctionalFamily don't get along]], as Jessie Mae is annoyed by Ms. Wright's tendency to run in the house and [[BerserkButton sing hymns]], while Ms. Wright doesn't shy away from snooping through her daughter-in-law's space.

->''"I guess when you've lived longer than your house and your family, then you've lived long enough.."''

->''"I guess when you've lived longer than your house and your family, then you've lived long enough.."''

[[caption-width-right:297:Hopefully it'll be a [[LamePun bountiful]] trip]]
Carrie Wright is a elderly widow who lives in a small apartment in Houston, Texas, with her son, Ludie, and daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. The two women [[DysfunctionalFamily don't get along]] as Jessie Mae is annoyed by Carrie's tendency to run in the house and [[BerserkButton sing hymns]] while Carrie doesn't shy away from snooping through her daughter-in-law's space.

Feeling exasperated and suffocated, Ms. Wright has a habit of trying to run away to her [[SweetHomeAlabama childhood hometown of Bountiful]]. She always gets caught, however, by Ludie or Jessie Mae before she can make it out of the station.

This time, however, Ms. Wright meets a stranger who's going back to her parents' home and decides to help her get to Bountiful. They ride the bus together and share their stories and worries, discussing the meaning of hope, trust, and relationships.

But when they arrive at the last stop before Bountiful, Ms. Wright has to come to terms that her idyllic memories of the town are long outdated, with the last occupant and her best friend passing away just a couple days before. Still, she's resolved to pay her last tributes to the town and see it while she can, regardless of what she may find there.

The movie earned the lead actress Geraldine Page multiple nominations and winning the [[AcademyAward Academy Award]] for Best Actress.

* RoadMovie: It's even in the title.

Feeling exasperated and suffocated, Ms. Wright has a habit of trying to run away to her [[SweetHomeAlabama childhood hometown of Bountiful]]. She always get caught by Ludie or Jessie Mae before she can make it out of the station.

The movie earned the lead actress Geraldine Page multiple nominations and winning the [[AcademyAward]] for Best Actress.