Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.
J. Michael McClary
Director
Sam Shepard
Writer
James Woods
Weston Tate
Kathy Bates
Ella Tate
Randy Quaid
Taylor
Henry Thomas
Wesley Tate
Kristin Fiorella
Emma Tate
Louis Gossett Jr.
Ellis
Jim Fitzpatrick
Emerson (as James Fitzpatrick)
Mark Hanson
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dea Vise
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Holler60%
Hillbilly Elegy66%
Of Mice and Men72%
Bring Them Down66%
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This Boy's Life71%
Not Without Hope64%
Farming62%
Echo Valley64%
Grandview, U.S.A.58%
The Poker House62%
Die My Love61%
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Thirteen66%
The Whale77%
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Mudbound73%
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Lady Macbeth65%
