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The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?
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The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?
Rating:PG
Genre:Drama
Written By:Philip Railsback
In Theaters:9/15/1995
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Runtime:109 minutes
Studio:Butcher's Run Films, Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
James Keach
Director
Robert Duvall
Mr. Cox
Aidan Quinn
Don Day
Frances Fisher
Cora Day
Brian Dennehy
Big Dave McDermot
Lexi Randall
Beatric Day (eldest daughter)
Kaytlyn Knowles
Pauline Day
Francesca Eastwood
Mary Day (as Francesca Ruth Eastwood)
Joe Stevens
Big Dave's driver
Billy Bob Thornton
Roy
Victor Wong
Henry Nakai
Paul Lazar
Seymour
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