Violets Are Blue (film)
For the James Patterson book, see Violets Are Blue (novel).
| Violets Are Blue | |
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| Directed by | Jack Fisk |
| Produced by | Marykay Powell |
| Written by | Naomi Foner |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
| Cinematography | Ralf D. Bode |
| Edited by | Edward Warschilka |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | April 11, 1986 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country |
 USA |
| Language | English |
Violets Are Blue... is a 1986 romantic drama from Columbia Pictures, starring Sissy Spacek and Kevin Kline. It was directed by Jack Fisk, who had previously worked with Spacek on the 1981 film Raggedy Man.
Story
After fifteen years of traveling around the world, a famous photographer named Gussie (Spacek) returns to the Maryland coastal resort where she grew up. She meets her high school sweetheart Henry (Kline), now married and running the local newspaper he has inherited from his father. Soon after, an awkward and tension-filled romance ensues.
Cast
- Sissy Spacek as Gussie Sawyer
- Kevin Kline as Henry Squires
- Bonnie Bedelia as Ruth Squires
- John Kellogg as Ralph Sawyer
- Jim Standiford as Addy Squires
- Augusta Dabney as Ethel Sawyer
- Kate McGregor-Stewart as Sara Mae
- Annalee Jeffries as Sally
- Mike Starr as Tony
- Adrian Sparks as George