''Saving Grace B. Jones'' is an independent feature written, produced, and directed by

Connie Stevens Connie Stevens (born Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia; August 8, 1938) is an American actress and singer. Born in Brooklyn to musician parents, Stevens was raised there until the age of 12, when she was sent to live with family friends in rural Mi ...

. The film made its world premiere in the

Philadelphia Film Festival The Philadelphia Film Festival is a film festival founded by the Philadelphia Film Society held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The annual festival is held at various theater venues throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area. Overview The annual ...

/Cinefest on March 28, 2009, and screened in the 18th annual

St. Louis International Film Festival The St. Louis International Film Festival (also known as SLIFF or Cinema St. Louis) is an annual film festival in St. Louis, Missouri, which has been running since 1992. The coordinating organization changed its name to "Cinema St. Louis" in 200 ...

on November 20, 2009. The film was released generally in the United States in December 2012. Filming took place in the town of

Boonville, Missouri Boonville is a city and the county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,964 at the 2020 census. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the American Civil War, Civil War, on July 17, 1861. Union forces defeat ...

, in 2007.

Plot

Bea and Landy Bretthorse, a couple in a small

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town, are going to experience chaos when Landy's sister Grace is released from a local

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and comes to live with the family in the summer leading up to the

Great Flood of 1951 In mid-July 1951, heavy rains led to a great rise of water in the Kansas River, Missouri River, and other surrounding areas of the Central United States. Flooding occurred in the Kansas, Neosho, Marais Des Cygnes, and Verdigris river basins. ...

Cast

Penelope Ann Miller Penelope Ann Miller (born Penelope Andrea Miller; January 13, 1964), sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress. She began her career on Broadway in the original run of '' Biloxi Blues'' (1985–1986), later appearing in the ...

as Bea Bretthorse *

Michael Biehn Michael Biehn ( or ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in ''The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in ''Aliens (film), Aliens'' (1 ...

as Landy Bretthorse *

Tatum O'Neal Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963) is an American actress. At the age of 10, she became the youngest person ever to win a competitive Academy Award, for her performance as Addie Loggins in '' Paper Moon'' co-starring her father, Ry ...

as Grace B. Jones * Evie Louise Thompson as Lucy Bretthorse *

Piper Laurie Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023) was an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films '' The Hustler'' (1961), '' Carrie'' (1976), and '' Children of a Lesser God'' (1986), and the miniseries ...

as Marta *

Joel Gretsch Joel Gretsch (born December 20, 1963) is an American actor. His credits include ''The 4400'' (2004–2007), '' Taken'' (2002), '' V'' (2009–2011), ''Friends'' (1995), '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' (1994), '' JAG'' (1999), ''Silk Stalk ...

as Dan Jones * Scott Wilson as Reverend Potter *

Tricia Leigh Fisher Tricia Leigh Fisher (born December 26, 1968) is an American actress and singer. Early life Fisher was born in Burbank, California to singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens. Her older sister is actress and singer Joely Fisher. She ha ...

as Ella Jean Jones * Rylee Fansler as Carrie * Logan Alexander Moore as Sean Ryan * Charles Taylor as Davey Lund * Vincent Onofrio Monachino as Lem Bryerton * Karen Errington as Lynette Bryerton

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, saving_grace_b_jones_2011 2009 films 2009 drama films Films set in 1951 Films set in Missouri Films shot in Missouri