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The Whole Wide World
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Synopsis
A touching and unusual love story, The Whole Wide World was based on a memoir by Novalyne Price Ellis, in which she recalled her brief romance with Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian and one of the finest and most prolific pulp writers of his day. In 1933, Novalyne Price (Renee Zellweger) is a pretty but shy Texas schoolteacher who would like to be a writer some day. A friend offers to introduce her to Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio), who writes broad, bold yarns about superhuman heroes and damsels in distress and has little patience for writers of more pretentious fiction. Novalyne likes Howard and he seems to like her, but she finds him a hard man to deal with. He lives in the world of his stories, and he devotes as much time as possible to his bedridden mother, which leaves him little time to pursue a romance. But when Howard discovers that another man has been courting Novalyne, he's heartbroken -- even if they didn't have a conventional romance, he felt there was a special emotional bond between them, and he hates to see it thrown away. Renee Zellweger and Vincent D'Onofrio both deliver fine performances and are a believable (if unconventional) romantic couple; D'Onofrio also co-produced. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Helen Cates Enid
Vincent D'Onofrio Robert E. Howard
Benjamin Mouton Clyde Smith
Harve Presnell Dr. Howard
Ann Wedgeworth Mrs. Howard
Renée Zellweger Novalyne

Production Crew

Novalyne Price Ellis Book Author
Laurel Smith Casting
Claudio Rocha Cinematographer
Benjamin Mouton Co-producer
Michael Scott Myers Co-producer
Robert Strauss Co-producer
Hans Zimmer Composer (Music Score)
Harry Gregson-Williams Composer (Music Score)
Gail McMullen Costume Designer
Dan Ireland Director
Luis Colina Editor
Jonathan A. Winfrey First Assistant Director
Marshall Crosby First Assistant Director
Marshall Crosby First Assistant Director
Jill Silverthorne Line Producer
Carl-Jan Colpaert Producer
Dan Ireland Producer
Donald Kushner Producer
Jill Silverthorne Producer
Kevin Reidy Producer
Peter Locke Producer
Vincent D'Onofrio Producer
John Frick Production Designer
Michael Scott Myers Screenwriter
Terri L. Wright Set Designer
Ken Segal Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1996
Runtime: 106
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
for a substantial amount of mild language and mature thematic elements
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Romance

Produced by
Kushner-Locke Productions