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Bastard out of Carolina | 
| Director: Anjelica Huston
Actors: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly, Lyle Lovett, Jena Malone
Studio: Fox Lorber/Wellspring
Category: DVD
Buy New: $29.78
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Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 20053
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1572526807
UPC: 720917515526
EAN: 9781572526808
ASIN: 1572526807
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1996
Release Date: April 25, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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This fine but shocking drama (which Ted Turner paid for and then refused to show on his cable outfits), based on the novel by Dorothy Allison, concerns extensive abuse endured by a girl (Jena Malone) at the hands of her stepfather (Ron Eldard), while her mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) looks the other way. Anjelica Huston made her directorial debut with this film and demonstrates that talent also runs in the family when behind the camera. Difficult to watch but mitigated by Huston's intelligent approach and sense of balance--as well as outstanding performances--this is a significant film best left to the most mature audiences. --Tom Keogh
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 Great Movie! January 29, 2009
Earth Angel (USA)
This is a great movie about a young girl that gets molested and physically abused by her step-father. Her mother had to choose between her man and her daughter and she chose her man. The sad part is that there are so many women out there that let this happen to their children and that choose their men rather than their children. I gave it 5 stars and I do recommend it to viewers, it is very sad and graphic, but I have seen this movie over and over and I do own it on DVD. I know a lot of people say it's to disturbing and a lot of graphic and sad and it bothered them. But, as an abuse survivor, I still loved the movie and would recommend it. My mom was a lot like Bone's mother, she sacrificed me for her man, she didn't believe me and she blamed me and then she kicked her boy-friend out and still dated him. I was so betrayed, so I can understand what Bone felt and was going through and feeling betrayed by her mother, hurt and scared. All of the domestic violence, child abuse and all other true movies have helped me out a great deal. So, these movies can teach you a lot and be aware and just help people out that are in that situation. Because, as a survivor these types of movies have helped me out and to understand a lot and to watch out for certain things etc. Great movie and to me it has a happy ending, to some others it could be a sad ending.
If not for the fact that it was based on truth November 18, 2006
D. Gulley (New York, New York USA)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was born and raised in South Carolina in 1953 but left when I was sixteen years old...so I thought it might be interesting to watch this movie. I was wrong. This movie is really not a pleasant movie to watch. But for the fact that it is supposed to be based on fact, I am not sure I would find watching it of any worthwhile value. It reminded me of the movie, Rosewood. Truth or not, I mean what's the point to making movies of this stuff.
Almost as Good as the Book It's Based On May 25, 2006
Rachel Dyane Upton (Knoxville, TN United States)
This movie is based on a semi-autobiographical novel, "Bastard Out of Carolina," written by the famous feminist,lesbian author, Dorothy Allison. Analogous to the book it is based on, this film is a genuinely poignant and disquieting piece of art that was too shocking to be aired as originally planned on TNT. More importantly, the director (Anjelica Houston)does a stellar job of portraying the main events and characters in relation to the actual occurrences described in the novel. Author Dorothy Allison claims that through writing the novel "Bastard," she was able to gain perspective on some of the most horrific events of her childhood.
As a whole, the movie chronicles the life of an illegitimate young girl named Bone, who is born into a close-knit, yet extremely impoverished South Carolina family known as the Boatwrights. Naturally, the character Bone is meant to represent the author as she recounts various memories of her childhood.
Bone's life begins well enough- -she grows up amongst a loving single mother named Anney, a younger half-sister (Reese), and many drunken, flamboyant aunts and uncles. However, Bone's life takes a turn for the worse when her mother marries a man named Glen, whom Bone is later forced to call "Daddy Glen."
In the novel, Glen is a victim of verbal and psychological abuse at the hands of his father and two older, financially successful brothers. While his full motivations are never explicitly stated, Glen begins to use Bone as a scapegoat for his failures as a provider and as a husband. Shortly after marrying Bone's mother, Glen begins to physically and sexually abuse Bone. As is common amongst rape and/or incest victims, Bone is too ashamed to tell her mother or any of her other family members what is happening. Not to mention the fact that Bone comes to blame herself for Glen's behavior.
Although there are many warning signs, Bone's mother either refuses to acknowledge her husband's misconduct, or she is simply unaware of what is going on. Nevertheless, at the end of the film, Bone's mother is forced to admit the truth when she finds Glen in the act of sexually assaulting her daughter.
What's more, Bone's mother has to choose between her daughter and the man she loves. It is a fact-based, and heartwrenching tale of classism, sexism, and most of all- -childhood abuse. Despite the fact that this film is definitely not a "Cinderella" story, it is still a tale that desperately needs to be told.
Good but sad April 20, 2006
rocker81 (Dallas GA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
A great, but also sad movie... It's a movie about a poor southern girl that doesn't have a so happy childhood. Her mother has problems choosing men and marries up with a man that ends up being the worst of all. He sexually abuses Bone (Played by Jena Malone) for a long period of time. Some out of frustration over his failure as a father, a husband, and a man that can't live up to his own fathers expectations... But mostly do to his sick and twisted state of mind.
It's a very depressing movie that doesn't really sugarcoat anything... The acting is OSCAR worthy and it's a well shot movie other than at times being alittle to stereotypical of the southern family. It's not really meant to watch over and over again.. Watching it once should be enough for most.
 Is it OK for child actors to portray sex scenes? March 16, 2006
The Gipper (South Carolina)
15 out of 30 found this review helpful
Like so many others, this movie struck a raw nerve with me regarding the graphic detail that was enacted by then 12 year old Jena Malone. Although the movie has a point to make about child abuse and sexual abuse, I, as the mother of a 13 year old, can not understand how another mother could stand by and watch her child being filmed in such graphic detail. I could not watch the whole movie as the car scene was so disturbing I turned it off. What is the difference between a child being molested, and a child actor who is sitting in the lap of a grown man? Why are the laws different for Jena? Yes, these types of movies have a point to make, but sacrificing the innocence of another child is not the way to do it.
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