Love Field (film)

Infobox Film
name = Love Field


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caption = Movie poster
director = Jonathan Kaplan
producer = Sarah Pillsbury
Midge Sanford
writer = Don Roos
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starring = Michelle Pfeiffer
Dennis Haysbert
music = Jerry Goldsmith
cinematography = Ralf D. Bode
editing = Jane Kurson
distributor = Orion Pictures Corporation MGM (DVD)
released = flagicon|United States December 11, 1992
runtime = 102 mins
country = USA
language = English
budget =
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amg_id = 1:30289
imdb_id = 0104765

"Love Field" is a 1992 drama independent film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Don Roos. It stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert. It was released on December 11, 1992 by Orion Pictures in the United States, grossed over $825,731 and the total amount of $1,949,148. In 1993, it was awarded with an Oscar nomination for the best actress in a leading role.

The film had a notable breakout role by Rhoda Griffis as the President's widow Jacqueline Kennedyfact|date=August 2007.

Plot

Set in 1963, in Dallas, Texas, Lurene Hallett (Michelle Pfeiffer), a housewife is devoting herself to the actions and activities done by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (Rhoda Griffis). Knowing that President John F. Kennedy and his wife will be arriving in Dallas, she goes to the airport to greet the couple, but fails. She then drives through the Dallas streets and notices a quiet chaos developing, only to find out that the President is shot a few hours after she sees him arrive in the Dallas motorcade. Ignoring her husband Ray's (Brian Kerwin) prohibition, she wants to attend the funeral in Washington, D.C. and travel by bus. During her journey, she befriends Jonell (Stephanie McFadden), the young black daughter of Paul Carter (Dennis Haysbert). Sensing something wrong, her good intentioned interference has led them to an increasingly difficult journey to Washington with both the police and Ray in pursuit, in time for the President funeral.

Characters

Background

Originally, Denzel Washington was signed up for the role of the boyfriend of Michelle Pfeiffer's character, but Dennis Haysbert replaced him at the last minute.

Although "Love Field" was made in 1990, this sat on a shelf until a recently resuscitated Orion Pictures released the film in December 1992 in order to qualify it for Academy Award considerationfact|date=August 2007.

In the film's script, Don Roos based the main character of Lurene Hallett on his own mother.

The husband drives a Ford Edsel 1959fact|date=August 2007.

References

* Braun, Harald. In: cinema. (Hamburg)
* Forestier, Francois. In: Première (France). (MG), December 1993, Pg. 20
* Horst, Sabine. "Love Field". In "epd Film" (Germany), Vol. 10, Iss. 4, 1 April 1993, Pg. 42-43
* Klifa, Thierry. In: Studio (France). (MG), December 1993, Pg. 16

External links

*imdb title|id=0104765|title=Love Field
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_field/?critic=columns "Love Field"] at Rotten Tomatoes