How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
1h 56m
Running Time
October 6, 1995Release Date
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
1h 56m
Running Time
October 6, 1995Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

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

Rip Torn
Arthur

Johnathon Schaech
Leon

Samantha Mathis
Young Sophia

Joanna Going
Young Em

Esther Rolle
Aunt Pauline

Jared Leto
Beck

Claire Danes
Young Glady Joe

Alicia Goranson
Young Hy

Holland Taylor
Mrs. Rubens

Tim Guinee
Young Dean

Derrick O'Connor
Dean

Loren Dean
Preston

Melinda Dillon
Mrs. Darling

Richard Jenkins
Howell

Denis Arndt
James

Adam Baldwin
Finn's Father

Michael McElroy
Baby Pres

Ari Meyers
Duff

Jane Alden
Em's Mother

Tamala Jones
Anna's Great Grandmother

Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Little Anna

Will Estes
Boy at Party

Mykelti Williamson
Winston

Kaela Green
Evie

Kaelynn Craddick
Young Finn

Sara Craddick
Young Finn

Gail Strickland
The Mrs.

Krysten Lee Wilson
Baby Duff

Kellie Lynn Wilson
Baby Duff

Brian McElroy
Baby Pres

Paige Kettner
Little Evie

Ryanne Kettner
Little Evie

Annie Mae Hunter
Little Duff

Matt Zusser
Pres

David Williams
Em's Father

Harvey E. Lee Jr.
Anna's Great Grandfather

Debra Stricklin
Lady Guest

María Celedonio
Young Anna

Charles Parks
Male Guest

Jonah Rooney
Boy at Party

Jill Bilcock
Editor

Jocelyn Moorhouse
Director

Sarah Pillsbury
Producer

Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer

Jane Anderson
Screenplay

Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography

P.J. Hogan
Second Unit Director / Thanks

Whitney Otto
Novel

Patricia Whitcher
Co-Producer / Unit Production Manager

Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting

Leslie Dilley
Production Design / Second Unit Director

Deborah Jelin Newmyer
Executive Producer

Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer

Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer

Ed Verreaux
Art Direction

Midge Sanford
Producer

Marvin March
Set Decoration

Ruth Myers
Costume Design

Mary Vernieu
Casting

Martin Cohen
Post Production Supervisor

Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator

Tim Sexton
Music Supervisor

Leslie Park
Script Supervisor

Richard Burton
Sound Editor

Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
First Assistant Director

Lynne K. Eagan
Makeup Artist

Sean Hobin
Second Assistant Director

Candace Neal
Key Hair Stylist

Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist

Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Media.







Details.
Release DateOctober 6, 1995
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$41,200,020
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
wedding vows
marriage proposal
married couple
monogamy
advice
marriage
quilt
love
family holiday
extramarital affair
grandmother
woman director
Wiki.
How to Make an American Quilt is a 1995 American drama film based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Whitney Otto. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, the film features Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Nelligan and Alfre Woodard. It is notable as being Jared Leto's film debut. Amblin Entertainment optioned Otto's novel in 1991, and were able to persuade Steven Spielberg to finance the screenplay's development. How to Make an American Quilt received mixed reviews from critics. It was a box-office success, grossing $41 million against a $10 million budget. The film was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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