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The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Stars Fell on Henrietta

The Stars Fell on Henrietta

Henrietta, Texas...It was 1935, and all they had was a dream.

Genres

Drama

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The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.059/10

Release Date

15 September 1995

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Mr. Cox

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Don Day

Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher

Cora Day

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Big Dave McDermot

Lexi Randall

Lexi Randall

Beatric Day (eldest daughter)

Kaytlyn Knowles

Kaytlyn Knowles

Pauline Day

Francesca Eastwood

Francesca Eastwood

Mary Day (as Francesca Ruth Eastwood)

Joe Stevens

Joe Stevens

Big Dave's driver

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Roy

Victor Wong

Victor Wong

Henry Nakai

Paul Lazar

Paul Lazar

Seymour

Spencer Garrett

Spencer Garrett

Delbert Tims

Park Overall

Park Overall

Shirl (waitress)

Zach Grenier

Zach Grenier

Larry Ligstow (owner of Greek restaurant)

Wayne Dehart

Wayne Dehart

Robert

Woody Watson

Woody Watson

Jack Sterling

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Alex Wilde

Tom Aldredge

Tom Aldredge

Grizzled old man

Robert Westenberg

Robert Westenberg

Mr. Rumsfelk

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