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5.9/10 • 69

1992-12-111h 42m

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Her life began when her world fell apart.

Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated when President Kennedy is shot a few hours after she sees him arrive in Dallas. Despite her husband Ray's prohibition, she decides to attend the funeral in Washington, D.C. Forced to travel by bus, she befriends Jonell, the young black daughter of Paul Couter. Sensing something wrong, her good intentioned interference leads the mixed race threesome on an increasingly difficult journey to Washington with both the police and Ray looking for them.

Directors
Jonathan Kaplan
Writters
Don Roos
Editors
Jane Kurson

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  1. Michelle Pfeiffer

    Michelle Pfeiffer

    Lurene Hallett

  2. Dennis Haysbert

    Dennis Haysbert

    Paul Cater

  3. Stephanie McFadden

    Stephanie McFadden

    Jonell

  4. Brian Kerwin

    Brian Kerwin

    Ray Hallett

  5. Louise Latham

    Louise Latham

    Mrs. Enright

  6. Peggy Rea

    Peggy Rea

    Mrs. Heisenbuttel

  7. Beth Grant

    Beth Grant

    Hazel

  8. Johnny Ray McGhee

    Johnny Ray McGhee

    Mechanic

  9. Cooper Huckabee

    Cooper Huckabee

    Deputy Swinson

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CinemaSerf

Feb 5, 2025

6/10

I know this is all set around the assassination of President Kennedy, but every time I saw Michelle Pfeiffer here I just thought of Marilyn Monroe! Anyway, she’s the contentedly married “Lurene” who tells husband “Ray” (Brian Kerwin) that she’s a mind to attend the President’s funeral. “Yeah, right”, thinks he and goes to bed. She, on the other hand, is quite serious so shoves some stuff in a suitcase and gets the Greyhound bus towards DC. It’s quite a schlep from their Dallas home, but on the bus she befriends - whether he likes it or not - “Paul” (Dennis Haysbert) and his shy young daughter “Jonell” (Stephanie McFadden). She quite quickly senses that all isn’t quite right here, but given they are African Americans there are additional concerns she ought to be wary of before she goes an-interfering. She’s a good-natured soul, though, and soon we learn a little of what’s going on just as things start to come to an head that has them holing up trying to avoid the police and her pursuing husband! The confined space of the bus helps this a little and Pfeiffer delivers quite engagingly, but there’s a real paucity of story. It plays to the prejudices of the time, especially those exacerbated by the murder of JFK that caused heightened tensions, but unlike the bus, it doesn’t really go anywhere. There’s a light humour amidst the rather wordy dialogue and the young McFadden acquits herself quite well, but Haysbert adds little with a role that could have been more potently presented. It all somewhat disappointingly peters out, I’m afraid.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
washington dc, usabusdallas texasroad tripinterracial relationshipracismjohn f. kennedy assassination1960s