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Sunshine State (DVD)
DIRECTED BY - John Sayles
IndiePix Price: $22.95
RUNTIME - 141 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2002
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
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DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
GENRES - drama
Film Info
SUNSHINE STATE, directed and written by John Sayles, takes a close-up and occasionally comic look at the fading community of Delrona Beach, Florida. A dozen local personalities are introduced, each with their own unique challenges. The town's dilapidated houses, its stale Buccaneer Days Festival, its sluggish economy, and the constant stream of developers trying to buy up the shore front, are making the natives think about moving on. However, the black residents of Lincoln Park refuse to let their land be bought and turned into a vacation resort. Dr. Lloyd (Bill Cobbs) leads the charge to stage a protest, and tries to get help from Eunice (Mary Alice) her daughter Desiree (Angela Bassett), who is visiting from Boston. On the other side of things, Marly (Edie Falco), a former Weeki Wachee mermaid, is the surly manager of the dingy Sea-Vue Motel who would like nothing more than to sell the joint and leave Delrona Beach for good.
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Awards
- Best Actress (Winner)
2003 Black Reel Awards (Online) - Best Supporting Actress (Nominee)
2003 Online Film Critics Society Awards (Online) - Best Supporting Actress (Winner)
2002 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (Los Angeles, United States) - Best Supporting Actress, Dramatic (Winner)
2003 Golden Satellite Awards (United States) - Golden Orange Award (Winner)
2003 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards (Florida, United States) - Outstanding Actress (Winner)
2003 NAACP Image Awards (Los Angeles, United States)
Press
"...The large ensemble boasts a number of vivid characters, embodied by a superb cast..."
- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...Exquisite performances and strong atmospheric cinematography....The ensemble is aces -- the performances are what linger when Sayles has made his point....It's a film that stays with you..."
- Sheri Linden, Box Office
