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Wildflower (1991)

Name: Wildflower
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1991-12-03
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Beau Bridges, Patricia Arquette, Reese Witherspoon, Susan Blakely, William McNamara

Wildflower (1991), directed by Diane Keaton, starring Beau Bridges and Patricia Arquette.

12/03/1991 BR Drama and TV Movie 1h 34m

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One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from the torture she undergoes daily. However, Alice's stepfather soon finds out about the friendship Alice has struck up and punishes her brutally. This story of friendship and youth shows that everyone is human and deserves to be treated so, no matter their disability or weakness.

Janusz KamińskiCinematography
Diane KeatonDirector
Kirsten EverbergEditing
Stephen E. RivkinEditing

About the film

Wildflower is a 1991 television film directed by Diane Keaton and based on Sara Flanigan's book Alice. It stars Beau Bridges, Susan Blakely, Patricia Arquette, William McNamara and Reese Witherspoon.

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Wildflower is a 1991 television film directed by Diane Keaton and based on Sara Flanigan's book Alice. It stars Beau Bridges, Susan Blakely, Patricia Arquette, William McNamara and Reese Witherspoon.

Plot

In a small town in 1938, adolescent Sammy Perkins and his sibling Ellie find Alice alone in an unheated shack, where her stepfather had forced her to live because of her hearing problems and epileptic seizures. Alice's mother Ada had agreed to marry her 2nd husband before he became abusive.

Sammy and Ellie quickly grow close to Alice despite their father's concerns over the known cruelty of Alice’s stepfather. Together, they garner assistance for Alice from their grandmother who becomes Alice’s teacher and from the town's doctor, who manages to acquire a hearing aid along with medicine that substantially reduces the number and severity of Alice’s epileptic seizures.

Cast

Beau Bridges as Jack Perkins

Susan Blakely as Ada Guthrie

William McNamara as Sammy Perkins

Reese Witherspoon as Ellie Perkins

Patricia Arquette as Alice Guthrie

Bessie Morgan as Collin Wilcox

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External links

Wildflower at IMDb

Text from Wildflower (1991 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildflower_(1991_film)

Trivia

It premiered on December 3, 1991, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h34 — a typical feature length.
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Claro tv+.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCarroll Newman Productions, Freed / FLaufer Productions, The Polone Company
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Janusz Kamiński Cinematography
Diane Keaton Director
Kirsten Everberg Editing
Stephen E. Rivkin Editing
Carroll Newman Producer
Jon Gilutin Original music
Kenny Edwards Original music

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What is Wildflower about?

Wildflower: One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from the torture she undergoes daily. However, Alice's stepfather soon fin…

Who directed Wildflower?

Wildflower was directed by Diane Keaton in 1991.

Who stars in Wildflower?

The cast of Wildflower includes Beau Bridges, Patricia Arquette, Reese Witherspoon, Susan Blakely and William McNamara.

How long is Wildflower?

Wildflower runs for 94 minutes, or 1h34.

Where can I watch Wildflower?

Wildflower is available on Claro tv+. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.