Poster

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio


Year: 2005


Genre:

Biography, Drama


Category: Movie


IMDB Rating: 7,3 (DINO Rating: 6,5)


IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406158/ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-prize-winner-of-defiance-ohio-v312562/ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prize_winner_of_defiance_ohio/


Country: USA


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Director: Jane Anderson


Writer: Terry Ryan, Jane Anderson


Composer: John Frizzell


Producer: Marty P. Ewing, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis


Actors: Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Ellary Porterfield, Simon Reynolds, Monté Gagné, Robert Clark, Michael Seater, Erik Knudsen, Jake Scott, Jordan Todosey, Ryan Price, Shae Norris, Abigail Falle, Luca Barbaro, Brando Barbaro, Jack Murray, Evan Rose, Jessica Pollock, Emily Persich, Maxwell Uretsky, Brendan Price, Melanie Tonello, Julia Megan Thompson, Connor Sharp, Terry Ryan, Betsy Ryan, David Gardner, Martin Doyle, Susan Merson, Catherine Fitch, Carolyn Scott, Lindsay Leese, Tracey Hoyt, Kathryn Haggis, Noni White, Gerry Quigley, Brad Borbridge, Dan Willmott, Tim Dorsch, Dan Lett, Lee Smart, Frank Chiesurin, Nora Dunn, Erin Gooderham, Juliann Kuchocki, Jim York, Timm Zemanek, Paul Brogren, Eric Fink, Derek Keurvorst, Scott Wickware, Conrad Bergschneider, Bruce McFee, Sandra Rapke, Austin Macdonald


Description: Kelly and Evelyn Ryan live in Defiance, Ohio with their 10 children. At first glance their life seems idyllic; they call each other "Mother" and "Father" and seem to dote on the kids. But Kelly was a garage-band crooner whose voice was ruined in an auto accident. He's resigned to a dead-end factory job that barely pays the bills, and is given to fits of alcohol-induced rage. Evelyn, a stay-at-home wife and mother, deals with this abuse by appealing to her priest, who is no help at all. She deals with their poverty by entering the jingle contests that were the rage in the 50's and early 60's, even sending in multiple entries in the names of the children. She is very clever at it, winning more than her share of prizes, but her successes aren't enough to keep the wolf from the door. Further, they trigger Kelly's insecurities and he retreats deeper into the bottle, using food and mortgage money to support the habit. Can the loving, optimistic Evelyn hold the family together? Is she ...


Comments:


Duration: 99 minutes (at 23.976 frames per second)


File path: Z:\01716 - Prize Winner Of Defiance Ohio (2005) [DVDRip]\the.prize.winner.of.defiance.ohio.2005.limited.dvdrip.xvid-imbt.avi


Filesize: 699 MB


Video: XviD - resolution: 576x304


Audio:


Subtitles: English