Curse of the Starving Class

Name: Curse of the Starving Class
Released: 1994
Rating: 4.6

1994 · Movie

102 min English

9 votes

Drama

Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.

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Cast, directors & writers

James Woods

Weston Tate

Kathy Bates

Ella Tate

Randy Quaid

Taylor

Henry Thomas

Wesley Tate

Kristin Fiorella

Emma Tate

Louis Gossett Jr.

Ellis

Jim Fitzpatrick

Emerson (as James Fitzpatrick)

Mark Hanson

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Dea Vise

Actor

J. Michael McClary

Director

Sam Shepard

Writer

Bruce Beresford

Writer

Keywords

farm coming of age poverty alcoholic rural america

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