
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean is a 1982 comedy-drama film and an adaptation of Ed Graczyk's 1976 play. The Broadway and screen versions were directed by Robert Altman, and starred Sandy Dennis, Cher, Mark Patton, Karen Black, Sudie Bond and Kathy Bates.
Plot
On September 30, 1975, an all-female fan club called the Disciples of James Dean meets inside a Woolworth's five-and-dime store in McCarthy, Texas, to honor the twentieth anniversary of the actor's death. The store is 62miles from Marfa, where Dean filmed Giant in 1955. Inside, store owner Juanita prepares for another day on the job while listening to gospel music on the radio, and also calls for Jimmy Dean by name. Meanwhile, one of the Disciples, Sissy, comes in late after helping out at the truck stop. Juanita remarks that more members could arrive soon. Another one, Mona, is taking a late bus.
More details
author | Ed Graczyk |
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contentLocation | Texas |
director | Robert Altman |
editor | Jason Rosenfield |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | abandon betray car accident carry on clothe confuse cry demented disgust elizabeth taylor f. w. woolworth company fan club film set giant gospel music help hermaphrodite high school dance highway patrol james dean kill laugh listen meet pervert photoplay present day radio announcer rid rock hudson school dance sex change operation sincerely sing sports car store owner stormy night talent show their way think truck stop woolworth |
producer | Scott Bushnell |
productionCompany | Mark Goodson Productions Viacom |
publisher | Cinecom Pictures |
theme | feminist independent lgbt-related |