Nobody's Fool (1994 film)
- Nobody's Fool (1994 film)
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Nobody's Fool 
Theatrical release posterDirected by Robert Benton Produced by Arlene Donovan
Scott RudinWritten by Robert Benton Based on Nobody's Fool by
Richard RussoStarring Paul Newman Music by Howard Shore Cinematography John Bailey Editing by John Bloom Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date(s) December 23, 1994 Running time 110 minutes Country United States Language English Nobody's Fool is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Richard Russo. It stars Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco. The film was written for the screen and directed by Robert Benton. It was Tandy's final film before her death on September 11, 1994.
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Plot
Donald "Sully" Sullivan is something of an oddball in the peaceful and snowy New York village of North Bath. He free-lances in the construction business, usually with his dim-witted young friend Rub by his side, and is often at odds with Carl Roebuck, a local businessman, flirting with Carl's wife Toby openly at every opportunity.
Sully is a tenant in the home of Miss Beryl, whose banker son strongly urges her to kick the boarder out. Family complications of his own develop for Sully with a visit from Peter, his estranged son. While they reconstruct their relationship, Sully strikes up a new one with his young grandson Will.
Jailed for punching a police officer named Raymer who has been persecuting him, Sully's luck seems to be all bad. But in turn his son and grandson warm up to him, his fortune takes a turn for the better and even the lovely Toby expresses a willingness to leave Carl and run away with him. At the end of the film, Sully is pretty much back where he began, boarding at Miss Beryl's, but this time the picture of contentment.
Cast
- Paul Newman as Sully Sullivan
- Jessica Tandy as Beryl Peoples
- Bruce Willis as Carl Roebuck
- Melanie Griffith as Toby Roebuck
- Dylan Walsh as Peter Sullivan
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Rub Squeers
- Gene Saks as Wirf Wirfley
- Josef Sommer as Clive Peoples Jr.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Officer Raymer
- Philip Bosco as Judge Flatt
- Catherine Dent as Charlotte Sullivan
Production
Nobody's Fool was filmed in the Hudson Valley, New York towns of Beacon, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, and Hudson. The setting for both the book and movie, the Southern Tier, New York village of North Bath, is based on the village of Ballston Spa in Saratoga County.
Accolades
Nobody's Fool was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Newman) and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
External links
Films directed by Robert Benton 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s The Human Stain (2003) · Feast of Love (2007)Categories:- 1994 films
- American films
- English-language films
- 1990s drama films
- American drama films
- Beacon, New York
- Films based on novels
- Films directed by Robert Benton
- Films set in New York
- Films shot in New York
- Paramount Pictures films
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