Square Dance (film)

Square Dance
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Produced by	Daniel Petrie Michael Nesmith
Written by	Alan Hines
Starring	Jason Robards Jane Alexander Winona Ryder Rob Lowe Deborah Richter
Music by	Bruce Broughton
Cinematography	Jacek Laskus
Production company	NBC Productions
Distributed by	Island Pictures
Release dates	February 20, 1987 (1987-02-20)
Running time	112 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Square Dance is a 1987 drama film written by Alan Hines, who also wrote the novel of the same name. The film was directed by Daniel Petrie and released on February 20, 1987.

Plot

Gemma Dillard (Winona Ryder) is a 13-year-old country girl who lives with her Grandpa Dillard (Jason Robards). Gemma is visited by her mother with an offer to come stay with her in the city. Her mother is now married and can provide for her.

Gemma accepts and soon finds herself in a new environment. She becomes acquainted with a man with an intellectual disability, 21-year-old Rory Torrance (Rob Lowe). They play together, hang out together, and imagine that they're married.

The story focuses on a series of bitter-sweet experiences that eventually return Gemma to the country.

Cast

• Winona Ryder as Gemma Dillard
• Jason Robards as Grandpa Dillard
• Jane Alexander as Juanelle
• Rob Lowe as Rory
• Guich Koock as Frank
• Deborah Richter as Gwen

Reception

The film gained a positive reception.^[1][2][3]

Production

The film was not commercially successful. However, Rob Lowe was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.^[4] The film later aired as an NBC movie of the week under the title Home is Where the Heart Is.

One of the members of the Bayou Band as seen in the film was Trace Adkins who, in 1996, would have the first of more than 20 country hits.

References

External links

• Square Dance at the Internet Movie Database
• Square Dance at AllMovie
• Square Dance at Rotten Tomatoes
• Square Dance at Box Office Mojo