Grace of My Heart

Director: Allison Anders

Overview

"Illeana Douglas delivers a superb performance as Denise Waverly, a fictional singer and songwriter whose life bears more than a passing resemblance to that of real-life pop star Carole King. Edna Buxton, the daughter of a Philadelphia steel tycoon, aspir

Product Details

Release Date:	06/01/2010
UPC:	0025192043826
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	R
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00
Sales rank:	27,559

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Illeana Douglas	Edna Buxton/Denise Waverly
John Turturro	Joel Millner
Eric Stoltz	Howard
Bruce Davison	John Murray
Matt Dillon	Jay Phillips
Jennifer Leigh Warren	Doris Shelley
Bridget Fonda	Kelly Porter,Guru Dave
Patsy Kensit	Cheryl Steed
Chris Isaak	Matthew Lewis
Christina Pickles	Mrs. Buxton
Richard Schiff	Audition Record Producer
Sissy Boyd	Dress Saleswoman
Jill Sobule	Talent Show Contestant
Tegan West	M.C. at Talent Show
Natalie Venetia Belcon	Betty
Kathy Barbour	Sha Sha
Diane Robin	Waitress in Diner
Portrait	Stylette
Eric Jerome Kirkland	Stylette
Irving Eugene Washington III	Stylette
Kurt Jackson	Stylette
Michael Saulsberry	Stylette
Drena De Niro	Receptionist No. 1
Jade Gordon	Girl in Coffee Shop
Tracy Vilar	Annie
Amanda de Cadenet	Receptionist No. 2
Martin Valinsky	Brill Building Songwriter
Lita Stevens	Radio Station Receptionist,Luma
Larry Klein	Record Producer,Composer
Lucinda Jenney	Marion
Deidre Lewis	Girl in Howard's Bed
Buster	Baby Luma
John Nacco	Cab Driver
Lynne Adams	Kindly Nurse
Johnny Thomas III	Annie's Son
Harry Victor	Journalist
Jeffrey McDonald	Member of the Riptides,Member of the Riptides,Group Member [The Riptides],Group Member [The Riptides]
Brian Reitzell	Member of the Riptides
Christina Ehrlich	The Riptides' Dancing Girl
Melanie A. Gage	The Riptides' Dancing Girl
Albert Macklin	TV Interviewer
J. Mascis	The Riptides' Engineer
Eric A. Stromer	Doris' LA Boyfriend
Robert Brunner	Theremin Player
Chris Shearer	Security Expert
China Kantner	Singer on Beach
Paige Dylan	Singer on Beach
Alicia Jaffee	Singer on Beach
Alice Cohen	Singer in Tree
Lita Hernandez	Singer in Tree
Delia Gonzalez	Singer in Tree
David Clennon	Dr. Jones--'Jonesy'
Precious Chong	Crying Woman at Funeral
Shawn Colvin	Commune Guitarist
Christina Ehrich	Riptides Dancing Girl
Redd Kross	Group Member [The Riptides]
Andrew Williams	Click Brothers
Kristen Vigard	Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton [Singing Voice]
David Andrews	Stylettes Member
Alex Acu?a	Composer
Chuck Berghofer	Composer
Greg Leisz	Composer
Rick Logan	Composer
Dan Higgins	Composer
Freddie Washington	Composer
Bobbi Page	Composer
Claudia Groom	Composer
Jim Haas	Composer
Lynette Rennells	Composer
Lloyd Stripling	Composer
T-Bone Wolk	Composer
Randy Crenshaw	Composer
Robert Mounsey	Composer
Chad Smith	Composer
Steve Foreman	Composer
Tommy Funderburk	Composer
Ed Greene	Composer
Doug Webb	Composer
Michael Landau	Composer
Herbert Pederson	Composer
Dale Balenseifen	Composer
Lawrence Feldman	Composer
John Guerin	Composer
Greg Kurstin	Composer
Sal Marquez	Composer
Flea	Composer
Michael Melvoin	Composer
Lew Soloff	Composer
David Carey	Composer
Jim Cox	Composer
Leslie Johnson	Composer
Pias Johnson	Composer
Dean Parks	Composer
Steve Lindsey	Composer
Robert Brunner	Composer
Michael Fischer	Composer
Domenic Genova	Composer
Raven Kane	Composer
Chris Parker	Composer
Dave Spinozza	Composer
Victoria Williams	Composer
Donna Davidson	Composer

Technical Credits

Allison Anders

Allison Anders	Screenwriter
Michael T. Brady	Stunts
Ruth Charny	Producer
Russell Gray	Casting
John Hartigan	Special Effects
Daniel Hassid	Producer
Martin Scorsese	Executive Producer
Larry Loewinger	Sound Mixer
Stephen Halbert	Sound Mixer
Stephen Krause	Sound Mixer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Chapter List
1. To Be A Singer [2:31]
2. Main Titles [5:10]
3. In Another World [3:37]
4. Doris & The Girls [1:59]
5. The Perfect Song [4:06]
6. A Real Songwriter [10:25]
7. Heart And Vision [15:01]
8. The Heartbreak Kid [5:23]
9. Something For Kelly [4:11]
10. Screts [4:48]
11. A Man In Mama's Life [7:01]
12. The Perfect Producer [3:21]
13. God Gives Me Strength [8:52]
14. Malibu 1967 [3:57]
15. The Real Nitty Gritty [16:14]
16. Chapter 16between two worlds [1:29]
17. A Song For Everyone [7:47]
18. End Titles [4:04]
1. The Journey [1:24]
2. The Idea Becomes a Movie [9:07]
3. The Brill Building [10:06]
4. The Music [16:27]
5. Ha! [4:40]

Menu

Side #1 --
Bonus Materials
The Making Of Grace Of My Heart
Play
Chapter List
Menu Group #1 with 6 chapter(s) covering 00:41:47
Language
Feature Commentary With Director Allison Anders
Cut To 'grace' Allison Ander's Diary
Deleted Scenes
Production Notes
Cast And Filmmakers
Illeana Douglas
Matt Dillon
Eric Stultz
Bruce Davison
Patsy Kensit
John Turturro
Allison Anders
Theatrical Trailer
Universal Web Link
Language
Play

Editorial Reviews

Coming on the heels of her universally trashed segment of Four Rooms, Grace of My Heart was writer/director Allison Anders' ambitious attempt to capture several different eras in American popular music. The film dramatizes the life of a frustrated singer/songwriter, Edna Buxton (Illeana Douglas), who longs to sing her own songs, but instead develops a successful career as a songwriter for hire. While it covers much of the same time period and is similar in subject matter to What's Love Got to Do With It?, the Tina Turner biopic released a few years earlier, Grace of My Heart is a much more low-key and intimate film. Because Edna is a sane and likeable, but passive young woman, who gradually grows to find her voice, she is frequently overshadowed by the more flamboyant and eccentric male characters, including Eric Stoltz's charming but hypocritical beatnik; Matt Dillon's cuddly and brilliant, but schizophrenic surfer boy; and John Turturro's nerdy and irritating, but stalwart manager. Douglas is very engaging in this challenging role (her first lead), and the men in the cast play deftly off her steadfastness. The film is episodic and lags occasionally, but Anders captures the spirit of each era and musical style Edna passes through with exemplary wit and economy. She is aided in this by the wonderfully evocative work of her musical collaborators, including her longtime friend and contributor J. Mascis, as well as Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello, and Burt Bacharach. After making this film, Anders tried to make a biopic about Paul McCartney, which never got off the ground. She continued making films about the music business, with Sugar Town and Things Behind the Sun, but eventually returned to a smaller-scale, more personal style of filmmaking.