where did they film places in the heart
Waxahachie, Texas
title: Places in the Heart text: Places in the Heart Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton about a U.S. Depression-era Texas widow who tries to save the family farm with the help of a blind white man and a poor black man. The film stars Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Ray Baker, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, Jerry Haynes and Terry O'Quinn. It was filmed in Waxahachie, Texas. Field won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. It is 1935 and Waxahachie, Texas is a small, segregated town in the midst of title: Places in the Heart text: uttered the memorable (and much-mocked) line "I can't deny the fact that you like me—right now, you like me!" It is often erroneously recalled as "You like me—you "really" like me!" The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: "Places in the Heart" was released in theatres on September 21, 1984. The film was released on DVD on October 9, 2001, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Places in the Heart Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton about a U.S. Depression-era Texas widow who tries to save the title: Places in the Heart text: Heart" grossed $274,279 in its opening week-end. The film grossed $34.9 million in the US. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 96% based on reviews from 27 critics and a rating average of 8.1 out of 10. The consensus is: ""Places in the Heart" is a quiet character piece with grand ambitions that it more than fulfills, thanks to absorbing work from writer-director Robert Benton and a tremendous cast." Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" wrote in his review: "Robert Benton has made one of the best films in years about growing up American." Canby title: Avalon, Texas text: scenes filmed in the movie "Places in the Heart" were shot just north of Avalon. Avalon has had a US post office since 1937. The town has both an elementary school and high school. In 2005, Avalon began play in the Texas Six Man Football program. Prior to this time, Avalon had been a basketball rich school, producing some of the finest Class B/1A basketball teams in the 1960s through 1990s. Avalon has also developed a fine baseball team producing several playoff appearances. In the late 1980s/early 1990s Avalon was at the center of Supercollider project. Government funding for the title: Waxahachie, Texas text: Robert Duvall, who won the 1983 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film. The 1984 film "Places in the Heart" starring Sally Field was also filmed in Waxahachie. Unlike "Mercies", it was filmed deliberately in the town square and utilized the Victorian and plantation homes still intact in the area. Field won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1985 for her role in the film. The 1985 film "The Trip to Bountiful" starring Geraldine Page was also filmed in Waxahachie. Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1986 for her role in "Bountiful".