Heart of Dixie (1989)
When The Old South Collided With The New
Three young sorority women try to find love with potential men, while worrying about changes in their way of life when integration begins at their college in 1957 segregated Alabama.
- Date of release
- 1989-08-25
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Martin Davidson
Casting
- Ally Sheedy — Maggie DeLoach
- Don Michael Paul — Boots Claibourne
- Virginia Madsen — Delia June Curry
- Phoebe Cates — Aiken Reed
- Treat Williams — Hoyt Cunningham
- Kyle Secor — Charles Payton 'Tuck' Tucker
- Peter Berg — Jenks Foley
- Kurtwood Smith — Professor Flournoy
- Richard Bradford — Judge Courtney Claibourne
- Barbara Babcock — Coralee Claibourne
- Lisa Zane — M.A.
- Francesca P. Roberts — Keefi
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Heart of Dixie is a 1989 drama film adaptation of the 1976 novel Heartbreak Hotel by Anne Rivers Siddons and directed by Martin Davidson. The film stars Ally Sheedy, Virginia Madsen, Phoebe Cates and Treat Williams.
Production
The expression "Heart of Dixie" is a nickname for the state of Alabama. The fictional Randolph University is based on Auburn University in Alabama.
The movie was filmed in Oxford, Mississippi at the University of Mississippi, and in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The soda shop featured in the film was a renovated gas station that became the original McAlister's Deli Restaurant.
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