Shy People
Shy People

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New York pretentious Diana Sullivan is writing a series of articles on the theme of "family" for Cosmopolitan magazine. Primarily to keep an eye on her but also because of the personal connection, Diana invites her mid-teen daughter, Grace Sullivan, to accompany her on a trip to research the next in the series, dealing with their own family, most specifically a wing that lives deep in the backwaters of the Louisiana bayou, which has been largely overtaken by oil companies of ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Shy People:

Jill Clayburgh
Barbara Hershey
Martha Plimpton
Merritt Butrick
John Philbin
Don Swayze

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New York pretentious Diana Sullivan is writing a series of articles on the theme of "family" for Cosmopolitan magazine. Primarily to keep an eye on her but also because of the personal connection, Diana invites her mid-teen daughter, Grace Sullivan, to accompany her on a trip to research the next in the series, dealing with their own family, most specifically a wing that lives deep in the backwaters of the Louisiana bayou, which has been largely overtaken by oil companies of late. They are most directly connected by brothers: Diana's grandfather Mike, and Joe, the patriarch of the Louisiana wing. Diana and Grace have never met their Louisiana relations, they in turn who do not even know that Diana and Grace exist. As difficult as it becomes, Diana and Grace are able to meet their Louisiana relations, led by Joe's widowed young wife, Ruth Sullivan, who acts as if Joe is still with them, who sees anything related to the city as suspect, and who rules her household with an iron fist to her own code. Her family consists of three grown sons - Mark, Tommy and mentally slow Pauly - and Mark's pregnant wife, Candy. What started out as a one afternoon interview ends up being a multi-day stop for Diana and Grace to stay with Ruth and her family in their backwater shack with no electricity. Diana eventually learns of another Sullivan son, Mike, who has broken away from Ruth's grip. Ultimately, the clash of cultures, fueled by Grace's boredom coupled with her cousins' curiosity, leads to tragedy on multiple levels, but not only with a better understanding of the other on both sides, but also an understanding of the family dysfunction that exists on both sides.

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Chicago Tribune - 6/10 by Gene SiskelIt's a bit precious despite an almost convincing performance by Hershey.
User Review - 10/10 by John GPerhaps the best movie I have ever seen. Barbara Hershey gives a virtuoso performance as the passionate and surprisingly wise back-woods hillbilly mother. The cast is fantastic: Jill Clayburgh, Martha Plimpton, and the ever prolific but underappreciated Pruitt Taylor Vince. This is what independent film should be.
User Review - 10/10 by Gro GMartha Plimpton(one of my favourite actresses) performance is an all time great.
User Review - 10/10 by Dave FSupurb acting and a unique story line make this one of the best films of the 1980's. Compelling, mysterious, and engrossing. I was hooked from beginning to end. The final scene between Clayburgh and Plimpton is heartbreaking and brilliant!
User Review - 10/10 by Richard TGreat red state/blue state drama; one of the best and most overlooked movies from the 1980's.
User Review - 10/10 by simon pSHY PEOPLE......Not sure why but this movie is just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooAddictive......like seen soooooooooo many but this one is just life and love and sadness all in one!!
User Review - 8/10 by Jennifer CI happily stumbled across this movie while playing sick from school one day. I've always loved anything with Martha Plimpton in it. Surprisingly, a really good watch. This movie takes you to a different world that most of us would never know, and to matters of the heart and family. I really enjoyed it.
User Review - 8/10 by CANDY WSadly this seems to have been forgotten by the general public and rarely gets talked about even when discussing the careers of the cast that includes Barbara Hershey, Jill Clayburgh and the wonderful Martha Plimpton. Excellent cinematography, strong acting and an intense atmosphere all make this an extremely underrated film from the 1980s that sadly hasn't made its way onto DVD yet.
User Review - 6/10 by Jason Bbarbara hersey is far better then the movie
User Review - 6/10 by Dave SI'm torn on this one. Some good performances and cool location shooting, but the exaggerated version of the south here makes me kind of uncomfortable. I mean, this is hardly "Deliverance," but at points it goes over the top and veers towards caricature.

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