Walking Across Egypt
Walking Across Egypt is a 1999 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Paul Tamasy, based on Clyde Edgerton's novel of the same name. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Mark Hamill, Gail O'Grady, Judge Reinhold, and Pat Corley.
Plot
The film follows the life of Mattie Rigsbee (Burstyn), an elderly woman who believes in strong religious convictions. The film explores the lonely qualities of life for senior citizens after their children leave as adults. Reinhold and O'Grady play Mattie's children, who live in a deep southern town.
More details
| author | Paul Tamasy |
|---|---|
| director | Arthur Allan Seidelman |
| editor | Bert Glatstein Jonathan P. Shaw |
| genre | comedy-drama crime |
| keywords | begin car theft christianity dogcatcher end juvenile delinquency juvenile delinquent juvenile detention religious conviction senior citizen young man |
| musicBy | Marco Beltrami |
| productionCompany | Mitchum Entertainment |
| publisher | Keystone Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Florida |
| theme | independent |