The Whole Wide World

The Whole Wide World

Infobox_Film
name = The Whole Wide World


caption = DVD cover
writer = Novalyne Price Ellis
Michael Scott Myers
starring = Vincent D'Onofrio
Renée Zellweger
director = Dan Ireland
producer = Carl Colpaert
Dan Ireland
Vincent D'Onofrio
Kevin Reidy
distributor = Sony Pictures Classics
released = Flagicon|USA January 1996 Sundance
Flagicon|Canada 8 September 1996 Toronto
Flagicon|Sweden 4 July 1997
Flagicon|Japan 28 March 1998
runtime = 106 min
country = USA
language = English
music =
website = http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/www/
budget = $1,300,000
amg_id = 1:135473
imdb_id = 00118163

"The Whole Wide World" is a 1996 film depicting the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (played by Vincent D'Onofrio) and schoolteacher Novalyne Price Ellis (played by Renée Zellweger).

The film was adapted by Michael Scott Myers from Ellis's memoirs, "One Who Walked Alone" and "". The film was directed by Dan Ireland.

Plot

In 1933 Texas school teacher and aspiring writer Novalyne Price is introduced by friends to pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard. A relationship soon develops between the two but it is doomed by personality conflicts and life events, such as the terminal illness of Howard's mother.

Cast

*Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert E. 'Bob' Howard
*Renée Zellweger as Novalyne Price. Olivia D'Abo, star of "Conan the Destroyer", was intended for the role but she was pregnant when shooting began [ [http://www.reelviews.net/movies/w/whole.html Reelviews] , retrieved 11th July 2007] ; Zellweger filmed her breakthrough role in "Jerry Maguire" in the same year.
*Ann Wedgeworth as Mrs. Howard
*Harve Presnell as Dr. Howard
*Benjamin Mouton as Clyde Smith
*Michael Corbett as Mayor Booth Adams
*Helen Cates as Enid

Awards

"The Whole Wide World" was nominated for, and won, several awards.

Nominated

*Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival
*Best Female Lead for Renée Zellweger at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards
*Best First Screenplay for Michael Scott Myers at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards
*Best Film at the 1996 Verona Love Screens Film Festival

Won

*American Independent Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Seattle International Film Festival
*Best Actor for Vincent D'Onofrio (Golden Space Needle Award) at the 1996 Seattle International Film Festival
*Best Actress for Renée Zellweger at the 1996 Mar del Plata Film Festival
*Best Actor for Vincent D'Onofrio at the 1998 Lone Star Film & Television Awards
*Best Screenplay for Michael Scott Myers at the 1998 Lone Star Film & Television Awards
*Best Cinematography for Claudio Rocha at the 1996 Ft Lauderdale International Film Festival

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0118163|title=The Whole Wide World
*amg title|id=1:135473|title=The Whole Wide World
* [http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/www/ Official Site] , hosted by Sony Pictures Classics
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/whole_wide_world/ The Whole Wide World at Rotten Tomatoes]
* [http://www.barbariankeep.com/wwwreh.html The Whole Wide World at Barbarian Keep] (Robert E. Howard site)


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