Marie (1985)
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Based on a true story, this drama stars Sissy Spacek as Marie Ragghianti, a Tennessee housewife stuck in a bad marriage with an abusive husband and caring for a child with long-term health problems. Determined to turn her life around, Marie leaves her husband and goes back to school. Against long… More Based on a true story, this drama stars Sissy Spacek as Marie Ragghianti, a Tennessee housewife stuck in a bad marriage with an abusive husband and caring for a child with long-term health problems. Determined to turn her life around, Marie leaves her husband and goes back to school. Against long odds, she completes her college degree and is able to land a job with the Tennessee State Government. Thanks to hard work and being in the right place at the right time, Marie moves up the ladder to become the head of the Tennessee Parole Board. However, the more authority Marie gains, the more corruption she sees, reaching to the highest offices in the state -- Eddie Sisk (Jeff Daniels), special assistant to the governor, has worked out a system by which he can collect bribes on behalf of the governor in exchange for political favors, without the governor himself being directly implicated. An angry Marie decides that it's time she did something about the graft and dirty dealing in the parole department, but she soon discovers that the governor has many powerful friends who can easily discredit her in the press. The supporting cast includes Morgan Freeman and Trey Wilson. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Donaldson
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1985 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Sissy Spacek
as Marie Ragghianti
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Jeff Daniels
as Eddie Sisk
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Keith Szarabajka
as Kevin McCormack
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Morgan Freeman
as Charles Traughber
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Fred Dalton Thompson
as Himself
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Lisa Banes
as Toni Greer
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Trey Wilson
as FBI Agent
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John Cullum
as Deputy Attorney General
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Graham Beckel
as Charlie Benson
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Macon McCalman
as Murray Henderson
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Collin Wilcox Paxton
as Virginia
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Dawn Carmen
as Therese Ragghianti
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Shane Wexel
as Ricky Ragghianti
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Vincent Irizarry
as Dave Ragghianti
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Kitty Aldridge
as Anne Woods
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Chip Arnold
as Reporter
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Robert Green Benson III
as Dante Ragghianti
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Timothy Carhart
as Clayton Dawson
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Clarence Felder
as Jack Lowery
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Lisa Foster
as Sherry Lomax
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Ivan Green
as Jury Foreman
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Don Hood
as Gov. Blanton
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J. Michael Hunter
as Bartender at "Villa"
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Charles Kahlenberg
as Arnold Hurst
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Helena Michell
as Ada Hall
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Michael P. Moran
as Bill Thompson
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Fia Porter
as Rape Victim
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Jane Powell
as Singer at Rally
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Leon Rippy
as Gary Gerbitz
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Jerry Rushing
as Gas Station Attendant
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Alan Sader
as Professor
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Lorenzo Allen
as Prisoner
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Larry Brinton
as Reporter
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R. Pickett Bugg
as Bernie Weinthal
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Carla Cantrelle
as Marilyn
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Edward Carr
as George Edwards
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David Eddings
as Detective
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James Fields
as Death Row Prisoner
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Herb Harton
as Polygraph Operator
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Stephen Henderson
as Cooper's Husband
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Sarah Hunley
as Court Stenographer
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Dwight Lewis
as Reporter
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John-Michael Maas
as Chris
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Jeff Marcum
as Motorcycle Cop
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Philip Markert
as Judge
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Billy McIntyre
as Death Row Guard
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Mac Pirkle
as Doctor
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Drue Smith
as Reporter
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Tom Stolry
as Detective
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Joe Sun
as Tommy Prater
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Ruby L. Wilson
as Rose Lee Cooper
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George Gray
as Doctor
- Fred Thompson

