How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

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Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

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Description

Director

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Writers

Jane Anderson

Stars

Winona Ryder
Finn Dodd

Anne Bancroft
Glady Joe Cleary

Ellen Burstyn
Hy Dodd

Kate Nelligan
Constance Saunders

Jean Simmons
Em

Maya Angelou
Anna

Alfre Woodard
Marianna

Dermot Mulroney
Sam

Lois Smith
Sophia

Kate Capshaw
Sally

Others...

Budget

10,000,000.00

Revenue

23,574,130.00

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Keywords

woman director, love, marriage, married couple, extramarital affair, family holiday, marriage proposal, grandmother, wedding vows, advice, monogamy, quilt

Trailers

Production

Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Actor

Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan, Jean Simmons, Maya Angelou, Alfre Woodard, Dermot Mulroney, Lois Smith, Kate Capshaw, Rip Torn, Johnathon Schaech, Samantha Mathis, Joanna Going, Esther Rolle, Jared Leto, Claire Danes, Lecy Goranson, Holland Taylor, Tim Guinee, Derrick O'Connor, Loren Dean, Melinda Dillon, Richard Jenkins, Denis Arndt, Adam Baldwin, Michael McElroy, Ari Meyers, Jane Alden, Tamala Jones, Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly, Alicia Goranson, Will Estes, Mykelti Williamson

Creators

Thomas Newman (Original Music Composer), Janusz Kamiński (Director of Photography), Walter F. Parkes (Executive Producer), Mary Vernieu (Casting), Jocelyn Moorhouse (Director), Jill Bilcock (Editor), Risa Bramon Garcia (Casting), Ed Verreaux (Art Direction), Leslie Dilley (Production Design), Marvin March (Set Decoration), Laurie MacDonald (Executive Producer), Patricia Whitcher (Co-Producer), Ruth Myers (Costume Design), Sarah Pillsbury (Producer), Jane Anderson (Screenplay), Deborah Jelin Newmyer (Executive Producer), Midge Sanford (Producer), Whitney Otto (Novel)

Alternative titles

Colcha de Retalhos (BR)
Gli Anni dei Ricordi (IT)

Release dates

06.10.1995 (US)
01.02.1996 (DE)