Nobody's Fool (1986 film)

Nobody's Fool is a 1986 comedy film written by playwright Beth Henley. It stars Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts and Mare Winningham.^[3]

Nobody's Fool
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Evelyn Purcell
Written by	Beth Henley
Produced by	Cary Brokaw
Starring	Rosanna Arquette Eric Roberts Mare Winningham Jim Youngs Louise Fletcher
Cinematography	Mikhail Suslov
Edited by	Dennis Virkler
Music by	James Newton Howard
Distributed by	Island Pictures
Release date	November 7, 1986 (1986-11-07)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.6 million[1]
Box office	$563,358[2]

Plot

Cassie (Rosanna Arquette) who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life meets a traveling Shakespeare troupe offering a community acting workshop.

Cast

• Rosanna Arquette as Cassie
• Eric Roberts as Riley
• Mare Winningham as Pat
• Jim Youngs as Billy
• Louise Fletcher as Pearl
• Gwen Welles Shirley
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Kirk
• Charlie Barnett as Nick
• J.J. Hardy as Ralphy
• William Steis as Frank
• Belita Moreno as Jane
• Lewis Arquette as Mr. Fry
• Ronnie Claire Edwards as Bingo
• Ann Hearn as Linda
• Scott Rosensweig as Winston
• Cheli Ann Chew as Prissy Lee

Reception

Critical response

Film critic Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times wrote in his review: "Nobody's Fool doesn't really jell, but it's still a sometimes rhapsodically goofy experience. If Arquette doesn't really hold the center together, she at least flies off ravishingly at the edges. The movie is a fond valentine to the special salvations of theater. It's an ode to a squeezed heartland, small-town desperation and sheer, stunning blind love."^[4]

Release

Nobody's Fool was released on November 7, 1986^[4] in 290 theatres and grossed $258,100 in its opening weekend.^[5]

The film was released on DVD on January 25, 2005, by MGM Home Entertainment.^[6]