Wildrose is a 1984 American independent drama film directed by John Hanson, produced by New Front Films, and distributed by Troma.[1] It stars Lisa Eichhorn and Tom Bower supported by a cast of largely nonprofessional actors, and is predominantly set and filmed in Minnesota's Iron Range.
Recently divorced from her abusive alcoholic husband (Stephen Yoakam), June's (Lisa Eichhorn) job as a miner in Minnesota's Mesabi Range becomes more challenging because of harassment from her male colleagues and a lack of support from her mother. She considers her independence, her family, and her future with fellow miner Rick (Tom Bower) as she develops a romantic relationship with him.[1][2][3]
Ms. magazine called it "[as] visually rich as it is emotionally resonant."[10] The Los Angeles Times review wrote that the "small core of professional actors creates collides with the film's numerous self-conscious non-professionals, who inadvertently remind us that Eichhorn, Bower and others are, after all, 'acting' ... But the pluses outweigh the minuses."[1]Variety called Eichhorn's performance "moving, natural ... in a decidedly unglamorous role" and praised the camerawork as "extraordinary, vivid."[8]
wildrose, film, other, films, wild, rose, disambiguation, wildrose, 1984, american, independent, drama, film, directed, john, hanson, produced, front, films, distributed, troma, stars, lisa, eichhorn, bower, supported, cast, largely, nonprofessional, actors, p. For other films see Wild Rose disambiguation Wildrose is a 1984 American independent drama film directed by John Hanson produced by New Front Films and distributed by Troma 1 It stars Lisa Eichhorn and Tom Bower supported by a cast of largely nonprofessional actors and is predominantly set and filmed in Minnesota s Iron Range WildroseEichhorn as June LorichDirected byJohn HansonScreenplay byJohn Hanson Eugene CorrStory byJohn Hanson Sandra SchulbergProduced bySandra SchulbergStarringLisa Eichhorn Tom BowerCinematographyPeter SteinEdited byArthur CoburnMusic byGary Remal Bernie KrauseProductioncompanyNew Front FilmsDistributed byTromaRelease datesFebruary 22 1984 1984 02 22 Berlin International Film Festival March 25 1984 1984 03 25 United States Running time95 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget lt 1 million Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release and reception 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editRecently divorced from her abusive alcoholic husband Stephen Yoakam June s Lisa Eichhorn job as a miner in Minnesota s Mesabi Range becomes more challenging because of harassment from her male colleagues and a lack of support from her mother She considers her independence her family and her future with fellow miner Rick Tom Bower as she develops a romantic relationship with him 1 2 3 Cast editLisa Eichhorn as June Lorich Tom Bower as Rick Ogaard Jim Cada as Pavich Cinda Jackson as Karen Dan Nemanick as Ricotti Lydia Olson as Katri Sippola Bill Schoppert as Timo Maki James Stowell as Doobie Stephen Yoakam as Billy Vienna Maki as Vienna Lorich Frankie Smoltz as Frank Lorich Clinton Maxwell as Chris Ogaard Ernest Tomatz as Nolan Marie Nelson as Marie Ogaard Father Frank Perkovich as himself 4 Production editThe film was shot on location in Minnesota s Mesabi Iron Range including town scenes in Eveleth Other scenes were filmed in Bayfield Wisconsin 4 It was made for under 1 million equivalent to 2 93 million in 2023 5 Release and reception editThe film was selected for the Museum of Modern Art s New Films New Directors series 4 6 and was a finalist for the Critics Prize at the Venice Film Festival 6 Tom Bower was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead 7 It screened out of competition at the Berlin Film Festival 8 and at the Boston Film Festival 9 Ms magazine called it as visually rich as it is emotionally resonant 10 The Los Angeles Times review wrote that the small core of professional actors creates collides with the film s numerous self conscious non professionals who inadvertently remind us that Eichhorn Bower and others are after all acting But the pluses outweigh the minuses 1 Variety called Eichhorn s performance moving natural in a decidedly unglamorous role and praised the camerawork as extraordinary vivid 8 See also editRuby in Paradise North CountryReferences edit a b c Thomas Kevin November 7 1985 Movie Review Wildrose Love in Mining Country Los Angeles Times Wildrose Metrograph Archived from the original on September 9 2022 BAM a b c Maslin Janet April 5 1985 Wildrose by Hanson New York Times p 46 Archived from the original on November 28 2017 Anderson Phil November 1982 Prairie Film Companion American Film p 48 a b Canton Rolf J 2007 Directors Behind the Cameras Minnesotans in the Movies Volume II p 38 ISBN 9781932472530 Leslie Roger 2008 Film Stars and Their Awards Who Won What for Movies Theater and Television p 36 ISBN 9780786440177 a b Pictures Berlin Film Fest Reviews Wildrose Variety Vol 314 no 7 Los Angeles March 14 1984 p 24 Carr Jay September 27 1985 Wildrose Is Rich and Rare Boston Globe Boston Massachusetts p 58 McHenry Susan May 1985 Media Five One of a Kind Films Ms p 53 External links editWildrose at IMDb nbsp Wildrose at AllMovie Wildrose at the American Film Institute Catalog Wildrose at the TCM Movie Database Wildrose at the British Film Institute better source needed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wildrose film amp oldid 1200906038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
