Nobody's Fool is a 1986 comedy film written by playwright Beth Henley. It stars Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts and Mare Winningham. 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." Release Nobody's Fool was released on November 7, 1986 in 290 theatres and grossed $258,100 in its opening weekend. The film was released on DVD on January 25, 2005, by MGM Home Entertainment. References External links 1986 films 1986 romantic comedy films Films with screenplays by Beth Henley Films scored by James Newton Howard American romantic comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films