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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: FilmDallas Pictures; MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 5830
Released: April 12, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A "richly textured" (Leonard Maltin) and triumphant tale of an elderly woman's journey home, The Trip to Bountiful stars Geraldine Page in "the performance of a lifetime" (Variety) – and a role that won* her an Academy Award®. "Funny, adventurous, suspenseful…but ultimately uplifting as a demonstration of the human spirit" (Los Angeles Times), The Trip to Bountiful is "perfect on just about every level" (Boxoffice)! Carrie Watts (Page) is an elderly woman with a weak heart – but of strong determination. Trapped in a tiny apartment under the care of her cowardly son and his shrewish wife, Carrie is determined to escape and return to her girlhood home. Seizing her chance – and her meager Social Security check – Carrie sets out on an unforgettable quest to make peace with her past…and the secrets of her heart that draw her ever homeward.
The Trip to Bountiful Reviews:
Dont trip over this one! 
2009-09-02 - This movie ran at a very slow pace. The story is there, but it takes forever to get there. So many parts of the story are left out or unexplained that it is hard to follow at times. An older woman lives with her grown son and his wife for many many years. But they don't say why she has lived with them for so long. The wife is dominant and mean, but the husband doesn't do anything about it. The mother tries very hard and does everything for the son's wife, but the wife is still unhappy. The wife purposely does mean things to the mother just to have the control and upper hand. The wife lives off of the mothers pension/social security check and waits for it monthly. When she does not get it she gets very angry. The mother is treated like a child and just wants to go visit her old childhood town before she dies. What is the big deal? Take the woman to see the old town already. But it is this big production for her to hop on a bus and make it to the old town. In the end they all agree they should have taken her a long time ago and avoided all of the drama. It really has no story or end. The mother was extremely well at playing her part. She was a very good actress. I believe older auciences would probably enjoy it more.
Remembering the past 
2009-04-06 - It was a good movie which caused you to think about how your life could end up that way. It just made you think about getting older and how as you age you wish some things were as they used to be. As you age, you reflect a lot on the past. You hear of friends who have died etc. Lots of things have changed and loved ones etc. have passed away. It causes great sadness and you realize how short your life is.
I am glad she got to go back and see how things had changed. I am glad that she still had good memories of her past. She could live the rest of her life without regret now because she did get to go back. She would have never been happy otherwise.
This movie really touched my heart because I too look back as I have gotten to be a senior citizen.
One of the best movies of all time
2009-03-02 - This is possibly my favorite movie of all time. I want to be Geraldine Page when I grow up.
The BEST movie EVER: The Trip to Bountiful
2009-01-11 - I loved this movie SO much,I bought three more of them off Amazon.com and sent them to friends and family. Geraldine Page gave her BEST performance and deserved the Academy Award she won. The music in the movie is BEAUTIFUL,Cynthia Clawson has the MOST beautiful voices,heaven sent. : )
Wonderful old movie. 
2008-10-14 - Very pleased with this movie. Stars Academy Award winner Geraldine Page. The special feature is interesting too. Story about how a little old lady outwits her evil daughter-in-law to go home one last time. Very watchable.
