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How to Make an American Quilt

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

1995 |1h 56m |  Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Winona Ryder

Finn Dodd

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Anne Bancroft

Glady Joe Cleary

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Ellen Burstyn

Hy Dodd

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Kate Nelligan

Constance Saunders

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Jean Simmons

Em

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Maya Angelou

Anna

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Alfre Woodard

Marianna

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Dermot Mulroney

Sam

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Lois Smith

Sophia

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Kate Capshaw

Sally

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Rip Torn

Arthur

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Johnathon Schaech

Leon

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Samantha Mathis

Young Sophia

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Joanna Going

Young Em

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Esther Rolle

Aunt Pauline

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Jared Leto

Beck

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Claire Danes

Young Glady Joe

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Alicia Goranson

Young Hy

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Holland Taylor

Mrs. Rubens

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Tim Guinee

Young Dean

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Derrick O'Connor

Dean

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Loren Dean

Preston

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Melinda Dillon

Mrs. Darling

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Richard Jenkins

Howell

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Denis Arndt

James

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Adam Baldwin

Finn's Father

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Michael McElroy

Baby Pres

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Ari Meyers

Duff

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Jane Alden

Em's Mother

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Tamala Jones

Anna's Great Grandmother

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Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly

Little Anna

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Will Estes

Boy at Party

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Mykelti Williamson

Winston

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Gail Strickland

The Mrs.

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María Celedonio

Young Anna

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Revenue

$41,200,020.00