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Foxfire

Foxfire

1987TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40mNot Rated
Drama
6.7
IMDB Rating
513 votes

Annie Nations and her husband Hector loved their life together in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but when Hector dies, Annie has to decide if she can handle the wilderness on her own.

Director
Jud Taylor
Writers
Susan Cooper, Hume Cronyn
Stars
Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, John Denver
Release Date
December 13, 1987
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 12
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
as Annie Nations
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
as Hector Nations
John Denver
John Denver
as Dillard Nations
Gary Grubbs
Gary Grubbs
as Prince
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Harriet Hall
as Holly
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Collin Wilcox Paxton
as Madge Burton
👤
Joshua Bryson
as Heckie
👤
Jenny Whitter
as Becky
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Kenny Kosek
as Fiddler
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Tony Trischka
as Banjo

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Marian Rees Associates

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

The best movie about Appalachia I have seen.
by Dirtroadie2001-09-06
10/10

"It would be hard to imagine how a movie could better capture the essence of Appalachia. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy simply nail their parts, and no doubt the fact that they were married in real life helped. Hume Cronyn also wrote the script, and a nearly perfect script it is. All in all, it couldn't be more realistic, heartwarming and sad. And I should know, because I have strong ties with Appalachia and I lived there for a while as a kid. I knew real life equivalents to every character in this movie. Maybe those without my background won't see it, but I consider this movie to..."

💡 Did You Know?

The New York production of "Foxfire" by Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in New York on November 11, 1982 and ran for 213 performances. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy recreated their stage roles in this filmed production. Susan Cooper wrote the screenplay for this production based upon the script she wrote with Hume Cronyn.

📖 Synopsis

Annie Nations and her husband Hector loved their life together in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but when Hector dies, Annie has to decide if she can handle the wilderness on her own.