Stars and Bars (1988)
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47% of users liked it
(269 ratings)
Though a fine cast was assembled for this comedy, none can save this embarrassingly humorless satire. Henderson Dores (Daniel-Day Lewis) is a very proper British art expert sent to rural Georgia by his boss to purchase a painting by Renoir. The present owner, hillbilly Loomis Gage (Harry Dean… More Though a fine cast was assembled for this comedy, none can save this embarrassingly humorless satire. Henderson Dores (Daniel-Day Lewis) is a very proper British art expert sent to rural Georgia by his boss to purchase a painting by Renoir. The present owner, hillbilly Loomis Gage (Harry Dean Stanton), claims he bought the painting for $500 in France in 1946. Dores offers $10 million, but Gage's scheming son Freeborn (Maury Chaykin) has made a deal with a rival art dealer for $15 million. Steven Wright plays Dores' business rival Pruitt with his typical deadpan charm, and Joan Cusack and Laurie Metcalf provide romantic interest. Tea and crumpets collide with moonshine and cornbread in this feature, but the results are unpalatable. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Pat O'Connor
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 18, 1988 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Works as a portrait of how one man forges a new personality while some terrible things are happening to him.
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Cast
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Daniel Day-Lewis
as Henderson Dores
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Loomis Gage
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Martha Plimpton
as Bryant
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Matthew Cowles
as Beckman Gage
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Joan Cusack
as Irene Stein
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Maury Chaykin
as Freeborn Gage
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Deirdre O'Connell
as Shanda Gage
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Will Patton
as Duane Gage
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Steven Wright
as Pruitt
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Keith David
as Teagarden
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Laurie Metcalf
as Melissa
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Glenne Headly
as Cora Gage
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Kent Broadhurst
as Sereno
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Rockets Redglare
as Gint
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Spalding Gray
as Rev. Cardew
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Celia Weston
as Monika
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Beatrice Winde
as Alma-May
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Bill Moor
as Beeby
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Allison Biggers
as Hotel Receptionist
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Danny Fendley
as Bellman
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Mat Hoffman
as Pursuer
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J.J. Johnston
as Doorman
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Jeff Lewis
as Pursuer
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Raynor Scheine
as Drunk
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David Strathairn
as Charlie
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Bruce Taylor
as General
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Bill Cummings
as Waiter
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Sergio Aguirre
as Small Boy in Canoe
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Cameron Arnett
as Cowboy
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Susan Asher
as Diner
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Jim Aycock
as Father in Canoe
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Bob Bost
as Auctioneer
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Ingrid Buxbaum
as Photographer
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Randy Cash
as Diner
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Peter Cherevas
as Hot-Dog Vendor
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Scott Allan Christoffel
as Cavalry Bellman
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Lit Conah
as Lady at Auction
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Elaine Falone
as Waitress
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Mark Heffernan
as Pursuer
- Tony Higgins
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Darlene Jamerson
as Indian Maiden
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Lisa Pastorino
as Woman in Canoe
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Robby Preddy
as Hotel Receptionist
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Tim Ware
as Bartender
