Forrest Gump
1994 · Comedy · Drama
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Film / 2000
Where the Heart Is
Directed by
Matt Williams
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
The story
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Cast
Natalie PortmanNovalee Nation
Ashley JuddLexie Coop
Stockard ChanningThelma 'Sister' Husband
Joan CusackRuth Meyers
Sally FieldMama Lil
James FrainForney Hull
Dylan BrunoWilly Jack Pickens
Keith DavidMoses Whitecotten
Ray PrewittTim
Laura HouseNicki
Mary Ashleigh GreenGirl in Bathroom
Kinna McInroeWal-Mart Clerk
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Linda WakemanHospital Receptionist
David AlvaradoCellmate
Mark VogesReligious Man
Todd LoweTroy
Margaret HoardMary Elizabeth Hull
Rodger BoyceOfficer Harry
Gabriel FolsePoliceman #2
Sue McCormickCake Supplier
Karey GreenRhonda
Laura AuldridgeWal-Mart Assistant Manager
Alicia GodwinJolene
Dennis LettsSheriff
Richard Andrew JonesMr. Sprock
Kathryn EsquivelMrs. Ortiz
Mark MathisReporter
J.D. EvermoreOrderly
Angee HughesReligious Woman
Mackenzie FitzgeraldAmericus Nation
Nataly PeñaAngela Ortiz
Yvette DiazRosanna Ortiz
T.J. McFarlandRay
Richard NanceJohnny DeSoto
Tony MannM.C. of Banquet
John SwaseyJerry
Scarlett McAlisterKitty
Kylie HarmonPraline
Cody LinleyBrownie
Bob CoonrodErnie
Heather KafkaDelphia
Angelina FiordellisiNurse
Cheyenne RushingCo-Ed
Deborah AbbottBar Girl
Alecia BatsonGirl in Bar / Girl on the Street
Stacy BellewWal-Mart Girl
Jeff CooperNightclub Customer / Pedestrian
Rebecca DavisPhoto Finalist
Lisa Del DottoWedding Guest
Jeremy DenzlingerReporter
Dan EgglestonTruck Driver
Adrian GarzaYoung Brownie
Jim HenryBar Room Fighter (uncredited)
Molly HoweLynne (uncredited)
K. Todd LytleCustomer at Gas Station
Erica MincksMiss Sequoyah
Trevor Doyle NelsonPartygoer
Bobby ShueWal-Mart Customer
Cassandra L. SmallBirthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest
Russell ToweryBass Player
Chris WarnerWal-Mart Employee
Gena WestHospital Visitor
Jerry WuBar Patron
Jason C. YoungProfessor
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