Violets Are Blue (1986 film) explained

Violets Are Blue
Director:	Jack Fisk
Producer:	Marykay Powell
Music:	Patrick Williams
Cinematography:	Ralf D. Bode
Editing:	Edward Warschilka
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	86 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Budget:	$10 million^[1]
Gross:	$4,743,287

Violets Are Blue is a 1986 American romantic drama film directed by Jack Fisk and starring Sissy Spacek and Kevin Kline.^[2] The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

After fifteen years of traveling around the world, famous photographer Gussie (Spacek) returns for a two-week break to the Maryland coastal resort where she grew up. She meets her high school sweetheart Henry (Kline), now married and running the local newspaper he inherited from his father. Soon after, an awkward and tension-filled romance ensues.

Cast

• Sissy Spacek as Gussie Sawyer
• Kevin Kline as Henry Squires
• Bonnie Bedelia as Ruth Squires
• John Kellogg as Ralph Sawyer
• Jim Standiford as Addy Squires
• Augusta Dabney as Ethel Sawyer
• Kate McGregor-Stewart as Sara Mae
• Annalee Jefferies as Sally
• Mike Starr as Tony
• Adrian Sparks as George

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 63% based on 5 positive and 3 negative critic reviews.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: AFI|Catalog. Catalog.afi.com. 15 November 2021.
2. Web site: The New York Times. SCREEN: 'VIOLETS ARE BLUE'. April 11, 1986. Vincent Canby. Canby, Vincent.
3. Web site: Violets Are Blue - Rotten Tomatoes . 2023-04-01 . www.rottentomatoes.com . en.