The Grass Harp
“Love is a chain of love... as nature is a chain of life.”
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
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Cast
36 people
Joe Don Baker
Sheriff Junius Candle
Known for
GoldenEye
Cape Fear
Bonnie Bartlett
Mrs. Buster
Known for
V
Salem's Lot
Nell Carter
Catherine Creek
Known for
Modern Problems
Bebe's Kids
Charles Durning
Reverend Buster
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sting
Sean Patrick Flanery
Riley Henderson
Known for
The Boondock Saints
Dexter
Grayson Fricke
Young Collin
Also in
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Prince of Tides
Edward Furlong
Collin Fenwick
Known for
American History X
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Mia Kirshner
Maude Riordan
Known for
The L Word
Defiance
Piper Laurie
Dolly Talbo
Known for
Twin Peaks
Carrie
Jack Lemmon
Dr. Morris Ritz
Known for
The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Walter Matthau
Judge Charlie Cool
Known for
Dennis the Menace
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Roddy McDowall
Amos Legrand
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Fright Night
Charles Matthau Director · Stirling Silliphant Screenplay Kirk Ellis Screenplay
Worldwide gross $560K · Budget $8M · United States release October 11, 1996
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$559,677
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Charles Matthau-Jerry Tokofsky-John Davis Productions
Production
Fine Line Features
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1995
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 11, 1996
Theatrical
United States
October 5, 1995 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
April 18, 1996 · Premiere · USA Film Festival
Canada
September 24, 1995 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Germany
October 7, 1996 · Physical · VHS
January 13, 1998 · TV
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