Falling from Grace

1h 40min

Drama

Romance

Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his life into turmoil. Returning to his native Indiana to try to reestablish a normal life. Instead he takes up with an old lover (Lenz), ignoring his loving wife (Hemingway), and duplicating the lifestyle of his womanizing father (Akins).

Cast

Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway

Alice Parks
Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Speck Parks
Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Grandpa Parks
Kay Lenz

Kay Lenz

P.J. Parks
Larry Crane

Larry Crane

Ramey Parks
Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Sally Cutler
John Prine

John Prine

John Prine

Release date

21st Feb 1992

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English