How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995
1h 56m
6.4

6.4/10

191 votes • View on IMDb

"There's beauty in the patterns of life."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $10,000,000

Revenue: $41,200,020

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 6, 1995
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0113347

Cast

Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder

Finn Dodd

Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft

Glady Joe Cleary

Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn

Hy Dodd

Kate Nelligan
Kate Nelligan

Constance Saunders

Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons

Em

Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou

Anna

Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard

Marianna

Dermot Mulroney
Dermot Mulroney

Sam

Lois Smith
Lois Smith

Sophia

Kate Capshaw
Kate Capshaw

Sally

Rip Torn
Rip Torn

Arthur

Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech

Leon

Key Crew

Jane Anderson
Screenplay
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Director
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Midge Sanford
Producer
Deborah Jelin Newmyer
Executive Producer
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer