Where the Heart Is
"Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart."
Overview
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Movie Details
Budget
$15.0M
$15,000,000
Revenue
$33.8M
$33,800,000
Languages
English
Studio
Wind Dancer Films
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Key Crew
Matt Williams
Director
Lowell Ganz
Screenplay
Matt Williams
Producer
Patricia Whitcher
Producer
Babaloo Mandel
Screenplay
Cast
Natalie Portman
Novalee Nation
Ashley Judd
Lexie Coop
Stockard Channing
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Joan Cusack
Ruth Meyers
Sally Field
Mama Lil
James Frain
Forney Hull
Dylan Bruno
Willy Jack Pickens
Keith David
Moses Whitecotten
Ray Prewitt
Tim
Laura House
Nicki
Mary Ashleigh Green
Girl in Bathroom
Kinna McInroe
Wal-Mart Clerk
Linda Wakeman
Hospital Receptionist
David Alvarado
Cellmate
Mark Voges
Religious Man
Todd Lowe
Troy
Margaret Hoard
Mary Elizabeth Hull
Rodger Boyce
Officer Harry
Gabriel Folse
Policeman #2
Sue McCormick
Cake Supplier
