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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Pan and Scan (TV Format)
Sandra Bullock gives her most critically-acclaimed performance in this touching and heartwarming story about following your heart and finding yourself. Birdee Pruitt (Bullock) has a life most people would envy. But when her cheating husband reveals his infidelity to her on a national TV talk show, her perfect life comes crashing down. Devastated, Birdee and her young daughter head home to the small town she left behind. As mother and daughter struggle to adjust to their new lives, Birdee slowly gains the strength to open her heart and find hope again.
"[The] movie is sweet, sentimental..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"A feel good movie you can feel good about liking." People Magazine
"Filled with humorous and moving moments that touch the heart." Associated Press
Editor's Note
Birdee (Sandra Bullock) is an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (Michael Pare) reveals his infidelity to her on a Jerry Springer-style talk show. She goes home to her mother and the small town in which she grew up--where, of course, everyone knows about her televised marital collapse. Things only get worse as a family tragedy brings her ex-husband back for an official divorce. Meanwhile an old friend, Justin (Harry Connick Jr.), has entered her life, sparking a romance. While Justin's intentions are good, Birdee struggles with the decision to let him fully into her life. This 1998 sleeper was a pet project of leading actress Bullock and became a surprise hit, touching the hearts of its viewers.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Stereo | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Original Theatrical Trailer |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 1/13/2009 |
| Running Time: 114 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 2258772 | | UPC: 00024543058199 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
ALMA Awards (1999) | | | The Mavericks, Nominee, Outstanding Performance Of A Song For A Feature Film "All I Get" | |
Black Film Award (1999) | | | Forest Whitaker, Nominee, Best Director | |
Young Artist Awards (1999) |  | Mae Whitman, Winner, Best Performance In A Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten Or Under | | | Cameron Finley, Nominee, Best Performance In A Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten Or Under |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...A clutch of gemlike performances....[Whitaker] directs with sensitive, artful touches...and Caleb Deschanel's camerawork is pure poetry..." 05/29/1998 p.4ENew York Times
"...Ms. Bullock makes Birdee very sympathetic and gives her a becoming humility..." 05/29/1998 p.E12 Premiere
"...Painfully honest moments....Bullock stretches her acting muscles..." 05/01/1998 p.24 Los Angeles Times
"...The formidable actor Forest Whitaker sensitively directs a sterling cast....HOPE FLOATS gives good value, starting with Bullock's and Rowland's knockout performances..." 05/29/1998 p.C1 |
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