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Wildflower
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1hr 34min
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1991
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Live/Artisan
Synopsis: Set in the rural South of the '30s, the made-for-cable film Wildflower is about a pair of teenaged siblings who become friends with an epileptic girl named Alice (Patricia Arquette), who has been forced to live in the barn behind her father's house because he believed her seizures were the work of the devil. With the help of the two teenagers, the girl is able to become part of everyday society. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
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It's not being too hard on Diane Keaton's Wildflower to call it the prototypical Lifetime flick. Comedians have come up with a pretty good definition of what that entails, and the story of a partly deaf epileptic locked in a shed by her wicked stepfather, then freed and educated by a neighborhood brother and sister, would certainly qualify. Adversity and uplift are fine ingredients for a chick-flick ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Sammy Perkins
Ellie Perkins
Jack Perkins
Photos
Sheryl Crow performs during her "Wildflower" tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Oct. 28,...
Sheryl Crow performs during her "Wildflower" tour at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Oct. 28,...
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