Why is this called Magnolia? Q asked. It should be called 'Big Turgid Spider's Web'. She did enjoy it though. It's something of an epic but isn't a minute too long.
Oscar nominated for Tom Cruise, the screenplay and Aimee Mann's song 'Save Me'.
Is it, in fact, about forgiveness?
The cast are listed in alphabetical order. They are Jeremy Blackman (quiz show kid), Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, April Grace, Luis Guzman. Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, William H Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, Michael Murphy, John C Reilly, Jason Robards, Melora Walters (coke girl). TV personality Henry Gibson plays the older man at the bar. He's very low down the cast list in Kiss Me Stupid.
Robert Elswitt and his operator Paul Babin (collaborators also on 8MM, The River Wild) are responsible for those elegant tracking shots, filmed on celluloid. Edited by Dylan Tichenor. Jon Brion's propulsive score is also a key asset.
There are apparently pictures of magnolias throughout but I didn't notice one.
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