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The Evening Star is an American film comedy-drama first released in 1996,
directed by Robert Harling.
The film stars Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson and Ben Johnson.
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Credits
- Director: Robert Harling
- Script: Larry McMurtry, Robert Harling
- Photo: Don Burgess
- Music: William Ross
- Cast: Shirley MacLaine (Aurora Greenway), Bill Paxton (Jerry Bruckner), Juliette Lewis (Melanie Horton), Miranda Richardson (Patsy Carpenter), Ben Johnson (Arthur Cotton), Scott Wolf (Bruce), George Newbern (Tommy Horton), Marion Ross (Rosie Dunlop), Mackenzie Astin (Teddy Horton), Donald Moffat (Hector Scott), Jennifer Grant (Ellen), China Kantner (Jane), Jack Nicholson (Garrett Breedlove), Shawn Taylor Thompson (Bump), Jake Langerud (Henry), Sharon Bunn (Dolly), Clement von Franckenstein (Pascal Ferney), Antonia Bogdanovich (Toni), Jimmie Lee Balthazar (Jimmie Lee), Melinda Renna (Nurse Susan), Mark Walters (Doctor Faulkner), Ann Hardman-Broughton (Lola Bruckner), Woody Watson (James), Larry Elliott (Billy), Donny Caicedo (Joey), Connie Cooper (Casting Assistant), Laura Cayouette (Sitcom Actress Becky), John McCalmont (Bernie Steinberg), John Bennett Perry (Sitcom Parent), Mary Gross (Sitcom Parent), Alex Morris (Professor Warwick), Will Wallace (Ticket Agent), Kim Terry (Flight Attendant), Eileen Morris (Nurse Margaret), Christopher Ballinger (Bump, Age 9), Austin Samuel Hembd (Bump, Age 7), Don Burgess (Stage Manager), Steve Danton (Minister B. Ramsey), Robert ’Bobby Z’ Zajonc (Helicopter Pilot), J.D. Hawkins (Airline Passenger), Frank Page (Dr. Wilber), Brandon Porter (Teddy’s Son), Eric Skoy (Opera Critic)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 129 min
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