Sunshine State (film)
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| Directed by | John Sayles |
| Produced by | Maggie Renzi |
| Written by | John Sayles |
| Starring | Angela Bassett Edie Falco |
| Music by | Mason Daring |
| Cinematography | Patrick Cady |
| Editing by | John Sayles |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | May 19, 2002 (Cannes Film Festival) June 21, 2002 (United States) |
| Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sunshine State is a 2002 American comedy–drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The picture stars an ensemble cast that features Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander, Alan King, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Cobbs, and others.[1] The movie was filmed on Amelia Island, Florida, which includes settings in historic Fernandina Beach. Amelia Island is located 30 or so miles north of Jacksonville.
Set in a small town in northern Florida, the main two interwining stories focus on two women at crucial points in their lives, and also comments on such issues as race relations and commercial property development.
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[edit] Plot
As the primarily white town of Delrona Beach, Florida is preparing for its annual festival, one of the parade floats is set afire. A young African-American boy named Terrell is found guilty of the deed, and he is sentenced to the care of the elderly Eunice Stokes, who lives in the neighboring, primarily black community of Lincoln Beach.
Eunice is being visited by her actress daughter, Desiree, a former beauty queen who left town while she was still in high school. At the time, she caused a scandal because she was pregnant. She has returned to make amends to her mother and also to introduce her new husband, Reggie. While in town, she becomes re-acquainted with her old high-school boyfriend, Flash, who was a star football player and is now a promoter for a property development scheme.
Back in Delrona Beach, Marly Temple runs a motel and cafe owned by her elderly father and drama-instructor mother. Marly feels shackled by the arrangement and is tempted to sell the hotel to developers, but her father will never agree. Marly must also deal with her former husband, Steve, a slacker who is always looking to make some quick money. Marly additionally has a boyfriend, Scotty, who is struggling to become a golf pro and travel the tour circuit. Marly then becomes romantically involved with Jack, a landscape architect affiliated with the property developers.
Offering commentary on the story are a group of golfers, who act as an updated iteration of the Greek chorus.
[edit] Cast
- Alex Lewis as Terrell Wilkins
- Alan King as Murray Silver
- Cullen Douglas as Jefferson Cash
- Clifton James as Buster Bidwell
- Eliot Asinof as Silent Sam
- James McDaniel as Reggie Perry
- Angela Bassett as Desiree Stokes Perry
- Edie Falco as Marly Temple
- Timothy Hutton as Jack Meadows
- Perry Lang as Greg
- Miguel Ferrer as Lester
- Gordon Clapp as Earl Pinkney
- Mary Steenburgen as Francine Pinkney
- Bill Cobbs as Dr. Elton Lloyd
- Mary Alice as Mrs. Eunice Stokes
- Marc Blucas as Scotty Duval
- Richard Edson as Steve Tregaskis
- Tom Wright as Lee "Flash" Phillips
- Ralph Waite as Furman Temple
- Jane Alexander as Delia Temple
- Ashley Brumby as April
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Sunshine State at the Internet Movie Database.
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