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The Spitfire Grill

United States of America

PG-13
1996-08-23(US)
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Comedy,
Drama
▪ 1h-57m

64^%

User
Score

To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past.

Overview

Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others.

Lee David ZlotoffDirector
Lee David ZlotoffScreenplay
Larry DiasSet Decoration
Robert DraperDirector of Photography
Forrest MurrayProducer
Peter BorckArt Direction

Top Billed Cast

Alison Elliott

Percy Talbott

Ellen Burstyn

Hannah Ferguson

Marcia Gay Harden

Shelby Goddard

Will Patton

Nahum Goddard

Kieran Mulroney

Joe Sperling

Gailard Sartain

Sheriff Gary Walsh

John M. Jackson

Johnny B. / Eli

Louise De Cormier

Effy Katshaw

Ida Griesemer

Rebecca Goddard

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A review by Wuchak

8.0

Written by Wuchak on 2025-10-30

**_After prison, a young woman plants herself in a New England town_** Shot in the late spring of 1995, this is a drama similar to “Heavy,” which was released three months earlier in 1996. Another reference point is “Signs of Life” from seven years prior. While this one resorts to cinematic contrivances in the last...

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