Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist) headlines this critically praised drama about a young woman, just out of prison, who finds spiritual redemption working at a cafe in Maine.Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist) headlines this critically praised drama about a young woman, just out of prison, who finds spiritual redemption working at a cafe in Maine.Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist) headlines this critically praised drama about a young woman, just out of prison, who finds spiritual redemption working at a cafe in Maine.
- Awards
- 3 wins
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- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAn early Christian film made by The Sacred Heart League, Inc. to raise money for Auto Immune Disease research and treatment.
- GoofsPercy announces to a group of customers that she served time in prison for manslaughter but Naham has to call the county court to find out what she was convicted for. It's not plausible that the whole town, including Percy, wouldn't know about it after Percy's confession.
- Quotes
Nahum Goddard: Where do you come from, Percy?
Percy: Ohio.
Nahum Goddard: Ohio, huh. I had some clients from Ohio once. Didn't sound like you do.
Percy: Well I wouldn't mind coming from someplace else, if that doesn't suit you.
- SoundtracksFalling Sky
Performed by Martin Zellar
Written by Martin Zellar
Courtesy of Rykodisk
But then I saw "The Spitfire Grill". Or rather, I saw a preview for it. And I somehow knew that this film would surpass all others in its beauty and simplicity.
The story is simple, the themes universal, the cinematography drop-dead gorgeous, and the music haunting. Allison Elliot and Ellen Burstyn are prime actors of their generations. If you ever want to watch a film about the mistakes we all inevitably can make, the relationships and friendships we all eventually have to form to heal us, and the power of forgiveness and helping others, and the transcendent, trans formative power of love and connecting to nature in a way that reminds of our unity, watch "The Spitfire Grill." I don't think I've ever cried more emotionally at the end of a movie, and not a hard sobbing, but more like a life-draining, emotionally cathartic cry. Absolutely unforgettable.
- poetellect
- Nov 26, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,658,486
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $150,049
- Aug 25, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $12,658,486
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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