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01/01/1981 Drama 0h 31m
70
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Overview

Badly scarred in a childhood accident, Violet boards a bus in North Carolina on a pilgrimage to Oklahoma to visit a TV preacher, the one that heals. On the bus, she meets two soldiers on their way to Fort Smith. The film won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 1982.

  1. Shelley Levinson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Didi Conn

    Violet

  2. Patrick Dollaghan

    Monty

  3. Rodney Saulsberry

    Flick

  4. Thomas McGowan

    Dr. Pleasance

  5. Belle Richter

    Mrs. Higgins

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-27
The young “Violet” (Didi Conn) was involved in an accident when she was younger and she is determined to eradicate the scar it has left on her face and make herself “pretty”. To that end, she has been captivated by a television evangelist who promotes the healing powers of the Lord, so she sets off on the long trip from her home to his church in Tulsa. Along the way, she encounters two soldiers and perhaps it is “Monty” (Patrick Dollaghan) and his friend “Flick” (Rodney Saulsberry) who might actually be a better conduit for her to realise that being “pretty” is much more th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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