| Release Date: | Jan 1996 |
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| Genres: | Romance / Drama / Biography |
| Awards: | 6 wins & 4 nominations |
| Runtime: | 111 min |
| Cast: | Vincent D'Onofrio (Robert E. 'Bob' Howard), Renée Zellweger (Novalyne Price), Ann Wedgeworth (Mrs. Howard) Harve Presnell (Dr. Howard) Benjamin Mouton (Clyde Smith) Michael Corbett (Mayor Booth Adams) Helen Cates (Enid) Marion Eaton (Woman on Bus) Chris Shearer (Truett Vinson) Leslie Berger (Ethel) Libby Villari (Etna Reed Price) Sandy Walper (Mammy) Dell Aldrich (Mrs. Hemphill (as Dell F. Aldrich)) Elizabeth D'Onofrio (Mrs. Smith) Antonia Bogdanovich (Teacher) |
In Texas in the 1930s, young schoolteacher Novalyne Price meets a handsome, eccentric, interesting young man named Robert Howard. He's a successful writer - of the pulp stories of 'Conan the Barbarian'; she's an aspiring one. A friendship develops into a sort of courtship. Based on a memoir by Novalyne Price.
