Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Altman |
| Produced by | Scott Bushnell |
| Screenplay by | Ed Graczyk |
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Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean by Ed Graczyk |
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Sandy Dennis Cher Karen Black Sudie Bond Kathy Bates |
| Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
| Edited by | Jason Rosenfield |
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| Distributed by | Cinecom International Films (1982, original) Olive Films (under license from Paramount Pictures) (2014, Blu-ray DVD) |
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109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$850,000 |
| Box office | US$2,276,900 |
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean is a 1982 film adaptation of Ed Graczyk's 1976 play of the same name. The Broadway and screen versions were directed by Robert Altman, and starred Sandy Dennis, Cher, Mark Patton, Karen Black, Sudie Bond and Kathy Bates.
As with the original play, the film version takes place inside a small Woolworth's five-and-dime store in a small Texas town, where an all-female fan club for actor James Dean reunites in 1975. Through a series of flashbacks, the six members also reveal secrets dating back to 1955.
Jimmy Dean was the first of several feature adaptations of plays by Altman in the 1980s, after the director's departure from Hollywood. It was screened at various film festivals in North America and Europe, and won the top prize at the 1982 Chicago International Film Festival. It was well received by critics, who praised Altman's direction and the performances by the female cast. This was the first release for New York-based independent outlet Cinecom Pictures, which Altman chose over a major studio "to guarantee a long play" in art house venues.
On September 30, 1975, an all-female fan club called the Disciples of James Dean meets inside a Woolworth's five-and-dime store in McCarthy, Texas, to honor the twentieth anniversary of the actor's death. The store is 62 miles away from Marfa, where Dean filmed Giant in 1955. Inside, store owner Juanita prepares for another day on the job while listening to Gospel music on the radio, and also calls for Jimmy Dean by name. Meanwhile, one of the Disciples, Sissy, comes in late after helping out at the truck stop; Juanita remarks that more members could arrive soon. Another one, Mona, is taking a late bus.
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