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How to Make an American Quilt poster
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MASTER SCORE 74.5 / 100
1995·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 57m

HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT

“There's beauty in the patterns of life.”

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

Above the Line
Jocelyn Moorhouse·DirectorJane Anderson·ScreenplayWhitney Otto·NovelJanusz Kamiński·Director of PhotographyThomas Newman·Original Music ComposerJill Bilcock·Editor
Cast
Winona Ryder·Finn DoddAnne Bancroft·Glady Joe ClearyEllen Burstyn·Hy DoddKate Nelligan·Constance SaundersJean Simmons·EmMaya Angelou·AnnaAlfre Woodard·MariannaDermot Mulroney·SamLois Smith·SophiaKate Capshaw·Sally
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Jocelyn Moorhouse·DirectorP.J. Hogan·Second Unit DirectorLeslie Park·Script SupervisorSergio Mimica-Gezzan·First Assistant DirectorSean Hobin·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Jane Anderson·ScreenplayWhitney Otto·Novel
Camera· 2
Janusz Kamiński·Director of PhotographyMitch Dubin·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Jill Bilcock·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Thomas Newman·Original Music ComposerTim Sexton·Music SupervisorRichard Burton·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 5
Leslie Dilley·Production DesignEd Verreaux·Art DirectionRuth Myers·Costume DesignMarvin March·Set DecorationLynne K. Eagan·Makeup Artist
Production· 9
Sarah Pillsbury·ProducerDeborah Jelin Newmyer·Executive ProducerLaurie MacDonald·Executive ProducerWalter F. Parkes·Executive ProducerMidge Sanford·ProducerPatricia Whitcher·Co-ProducerRisa Bramon Garcia·CastingMary Vernieu·CastingPatricia Whitcher·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Martin Cohen·Post Production SupervisorCandace Neal·Key Hair StylistRobert L. Stevenson·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
74.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
61%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$41M
ROI 312%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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