Picnic
DramaRomance
The son of the richest man in town wants to marry the town's beauty queen, but then she meets an interesting stranger who just got off the train.
Director
Ivan Passer
Writers
William Inge, Shelley Evans
Stars
Bonnie Bedelia, Josh Brolin, Ben Caswell
Release Date
April 16, 2000
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Bonnie Bedelia
as Flo Owens
Josh Brolin
as Hal Carter
Ben Caswell
as Alan Benson
JD Evermore
as Younger Cop
Gretchen Mol
as Madge Owens
Chad Morgan
as Millie Owens
Jay O. Sanders
as Howard Bevens
Mary Steenburgen
as Rosemary Sydney
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Christopher Bills
as Bomber
Rodger Boyce
as The Mayor
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Martindale, Texas, USA
Production
Blue André Productions, Columbia TriStar Television
🏷️ Keywords
one word titlelove trianglebased on playamerican film directed by european directoramerican film directed by czech director
🎯 Categories
DramaRomance
⭐ Featured Review
Sucks
"what a horrible treatment to a great script....all the characters are stiff and without any merit for the audience... how dare they ruin a wonderful story .. and especially try to duplicate a masterpiece.. with Holden and Novak... it stinks..."
💡 Did You Know?
The original Broadway production of "The Picnic" by William Inge opened on February 19, 1953 at the Music Box Theater, ran for 477 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1953.
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📖 Synopsis
The son of the richest man in town wants to marry the town's beauty queen, but then she meets an interesting stranger who just got off the train.