Staring sissy spacek, eric roberts, sam shepard and tracey walter. Raggedy man soundtrack from 1981, composed by jerry goldsmith. Shunned by the respectable townsfolk because of her marital breakup, spacek must endure the unwanted attentions of. This movie stars a very young sissy spacek and eric roberts and they do a great job. She met him when he was the art director for her first starring movie, badlands, back in 1973. Raggedy man remembers the smalltown years of world war ii so exactly that, although not yet born when the war broke out, i found myself. Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small texas town in world war ii. Sissy spacek stars in this bittersweet drama about a young mother, her two sons and the mysterious benefactor who touches them all. Jerry goldsmith one of a few films directed by regular production designer jack fisk, raggedy man suffers from a very odd, disjointed script that cant decide if its a wholesome love story or a cheap slasher film. Released by varese sarabande club in 1991 vcl 9101. Raggedy man 1981 full movie download full hd youtube. Author of numerous beloved poetry volumes, james whitcomb riley was widely known for books such as the old swimminhole and leven more poems, riley childrhymes, out to old aunt marys, and an old sweetheart. He makes his directorial debut in raggedy man 1981 with a tale of a telephone operator who makes an obscene connection with eric roberts in a small texas town during wwii. Total number of members who have this title in their.
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Raggedy man was sissy spaceks first movie after she won the academy award for coal minders daughter, and the first movie directed by her husband, jack fisk. Nita longley is a divorced mother of two living in the small town of gregory, working at a deadend job as a switchboard operator which she was initially promised would lead to bigger and better things. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and sincere films with plots about family relations, small town, parents and children, friendship, love and romance, human nature and mentor mostly in drama and romance genres. When he leaves, nita resolves to pick up her boys and start a. Raggedy man 1981 is a drama movie starring sissy spacek and eric roberts. Wittliff and sara clarks 1979 novel, and directed by jack fisk. The movie was made with a lot of love and startingly fresh memories of the early. Raggedy man 1981 stream and watch online moviefone. Shunned by the respectable townsfolk because of her marital breakup, spacek must endure the unwanted attentions of every lowlife man in the community. Most similar movies to raggedy man the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Download raggedy man yts yify movies torrents download. Raggedy man by jack fisk jack fisk, sissy spacek, eric. The movie still holds up as the people i watched it with, who have verying tastes all thought it was a really good movie. Raggedy man 1981 jack fisk synopsis, characteristics.
Born in indiana in 1849, he was drawn to poetry even before he was able to read. While world war ii rages overseas, a divorced mother of two, nita longley sissy spacek, struggles to makes ends meet as a telephone operator in smalltown texas. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Watch raggedy man online stream full movie directv. Divorcee nita longley has been brought into the town by the telephone company to.
With sissy spacek, eric roberts, sam shepard, william sanderson. Raggedy man 1981 webrip xvid mp3xvid uploadgig downloads. Unfortunately, however, raggedy man which starts out as the most lyrical and romantic of films is irredeemably marred by its horrormovie ending, a deeply regrettable sequence which, despite some heavyhanded foreshadowing, seems to come out of nowhere, and seriously disrupts the. Rent raggedy man 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone. Her friendship with a sailor on leave causes tongues to wag in town. Raggedy man 1981 where to watch it streaming online reelgood. Find similar and related movies for raggedy man 1981 jack fisk on allmovie. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is.
When she befriends teddy eric roberts, a sailor on leave, her. Watch raggedy man full movie in hd visit nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operato. Raggedy man is a drama that takes place in 1940s texas. The raggedy man by james whitcomb riley poetry foundation. Video archive for the film raggedy man, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1981. Raggedy man 1981 online full movie, raggedy man 1981 free download hd bluray 720p 1080p with english subtitle. Unrated sissy spacek stars in this bittersweet drama about a young mother, her. Spacek plays a divorced mother of two who tries to go it alone in mid1940s texas.
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Raggedy man 1981 while world war ii rages overseas, a divorced mother of two, nita longley sissy spacek, struggles to makes ends meet as a telephone operator in smalltown texas. Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, works as a switchboard operator in gregory, texas in world war ii where she develops a friendship with a sailor on leave. I just watched raggedy man for the first time in probably 20 years. Enter eric roberts, a young sailor who becomes both friend and protector to spacek. Raggedy man is a 1981 american drama film based on william d. Opening in the early 1980s, it could have been either, and despite a flourishing acting performance by fisks wife, sissy spacek, along with the outstanding art. Read the raggedy man movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the jack fiskdirected movie via. Youve got to hand it to director jack fisk, otherwise known as mr. Spacek plays a divorced mother of two who tries to go it alone in. A compelling but oddly empty film, raggedy man stars spacek as a young divorcee who struggles to raise her two sons in texas during wwii. Texas 1944 nita fuhrt mit ihren kindern ein anstrengendes leben. As the subject of disdainful gossip due to her divorce, nita faces a lonely existence of ostracism, where only the unscrupulous approach her often with ill intent.
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