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Director:
Peter Werner
Writer (WGA):
Stan Daniels (written by)
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Release Date:
23 May 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Farrah Fawcett ... Pearl

Lea Thompson ... Amy Hightower

Peter Weller ... Martin Hightower
Karis Paige Bryant ... Jessica (as Karis Bryant)
Cory Lloyd ... Nathan
Colton Conklin ... Jack
Annie Suite ... Mrs. Van Der Meer
Babs George ... Mrs. Parker
Gena Sleete ... Hattie Donahue

Gail Cronauer ... Isabel Donahue
Lou Perryman ... Saloon Keeper
Jonathan Joss ... Black Deer

Blue Deckert ... Royal Spencer
Wally Welch ... Jake
Guich Koock ... Mr. Van Der Meer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Substitute (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
Brazil:92 min | USA:92 min | Australia:88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA
Company:
Frederick S. Pierce Company more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A prostituted wife., 27 May 2001
Author: lionel.willoquet (lionel.willoquet@wanadoo.fr) from Nevers, France

1869, at a farm in Nebraska. Amy Hightower (Lea Thompson) discovers that she is affected by an incurable illness. Wife and devoted mother, she decides to find a new woman for her husband, Martin (Peter Weller). Having finally persuaded her husband, Amy visits numerous widows, but always returns empty-handed. Frustrated, she eventually makes her proposition to prostitutes. One of them, Pearl ( Farrah Fawcett), accepts immediately...

Looking like "The Little House on the Prairie ", with a shot of vulgarity and a good dose of unlikeliness. On this insipid cream tart, a cherry: Farrah Fawcett!

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