Berkley Graduate student Finn (Winona Ryder) is spending the summer at the home of her sparring grandmother and great Aunt (Oscar Winners Ellen Burstyn and Anne Bancroft), where she intends to finish her latest thesis and think over a marriage proposal. As she wrestles with her decision he women in her grandmother's quilting bee confide to her the stories of the loves that shaped their own lives. Also starring Maya Angelou, Kate Nelligan, Jean Simmons, Lois Smith and Alfre Woodward, Who To Make An American Quilt is a deeply moving and funny film that celebrates following your heart.
Synopsis: A young woman toying with the idea of marriage gets some warm insight and advice from the members of her grandmother's quilting bee.
Production Year:
1995
Released:
Tue, 02/23/1999
Run Time Minutes:
117
Genres:
Romance
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-1
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Winona Ryder - Finn Dodd
Actors:
Anne Bancroft - Glady Joe Cleary
Actors:
Ellen Burstyn - Hy Dodd
Actors:
Kate Nelligan - Constance Saunders
Actors:
Alfre Woodard - Marianna
Actors:
Kaelynn Craddick - Young Finn
Actors:
Sara Craddick - Young Finn
Actors:
Kate Capshaw - Sally (Finn's mother)
Actors:
Adam Baldwin - Finn's Father
Actors:
Dermot Mulroney - Sam
Actors:
Maya Angelou - Anna
Actors:
Lois Smith - Sophia Darling (Richards)
Actors:
Jean Simmons - Em Reed
Actors:
Denis Arndt - James
Actors:
Rip Torn - Arthur Cleary
Actors:
Derrick O'Connor - Dean Reed
Actors:
Johnathon Schaech - Leon
Actors:
Samantha Mathis - Young Sophia Darling (Richards)
Actors:
Loren Dean - Young Preston Richards
Actors:
Melinda Dillon - Mrs. Darling (Sophia's mother)
Actors:
Krysten Lee Wilson - Baby Duff
Actors:
Kellie Lyn Wilson - Baby Duff
Actors:
Brian McElroy - Baby Pres
Actors:
Paige Kettner - Little Evie
Actors:
Ryanne Kettner - Little Evie
Actors:
Annie Mae Hunter - Little Duff
Actors:
Matt Zusser - Pres
Actors:
Ari Meyers - Duff Darling
Actors:
Kaela Green - Evie
Actors:
Joanna Going - Young Em Reed
Actors:
Jane Alden - Em's Mother
Actors:
David Williams - Em's Father
Actors:
Richard Jenkins - Howell Saunders
Actors:
Tamala Jones - Anna's Great Grandmother
Actors:
Harvey E. Lee Jr. - Anna's Great Grandfather
Actors:
Esther Rolle - Anna's Aunt Pauline
Actors:
Rae'ven Kelly - Little Anna
Actors:
Gail Strickland - The Mrs
Actors:
Debra Stricklin - Guest
Actors:
Charles Parks - Guest
Actors:
Jared Leto - Beck
Actors:
Mar?a Celedonio - Young Anna
Actors:
Claire Danes - Young Glady Jo
Actors:
Alicia Goranson - Young Hy
Actors:
Holland Taylor - Mrs. Rubens
Actors:
Will Estes - Boy at Party
Actors:
Jonah Rooney - Boy at Party
Actors:
Mykelti Williamson - Winston
Actors:
Tim Guinee - Young Dean Reed
Actors:
James Rebhorn