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Stars and Bars (1988 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Stars and Bars' is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It is based on William Boyd's 1984 book of the same name.

Premise



A British art expert, Henderson Dores, travels across the Southern United States in order to purchase a rare painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He comes across some crazy characters in the process.

Cast



* Daniel Day-Lewis as Henderson Dores

* Harry Dean Stanton as Loomis Gage

* Kent Broadhurst as Ben Sereno

* Maury Chaykin as Freeborn Gage

* Matthew Cowles as Beckman Gage

* Joan Cusack as Irene Stein

* Keith David as Eugene Teagarden

* Spalding Gray as Reverend T.J. Cardew

* Glenne Headly as Cora Gage

* Laurie Metcalf as Melissa

* Bill Moor as Edgar Beeby

* Deirdre O'Connell as Shanda Gage

* Will Patton as Duane Gage

* Martha Plimpton as Bryant

* Rockets Redglare as Peter Gint

* Beatrice Winde as Alma-May

* Steven Wright as Pruitt

* David Strathairn as Charlie

References




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