The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)

Name: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Director: Jane Anderson
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Ellary Porterfield, Erik Knudsen, Jack Murray, Jordan Todosey, Julianne Moore

Drama

6.6 (91 votes)

1h 39m

Overview

A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.

Details

Director: Jane Anderson
Writer: Jane Anderson, Terry Ryan
Original Language: English
Budget: N/A

Cast

Ellary Porterfield Erik Knudsen Jack Murray Jordan Todosey Julianne Moore Laura Dern Michael Seater Noni White Nora Dunn Robert Clark Simon Reynolds Trevor Morgan Woody Harrelson

Keywords

1950s 1960s based on memoir or autobiography based on true story breaking the fourth wall commercial contests and competitions dysfunctional marriage economic struggle grand prize housewife large family middle class mortgage ohio prize money prizes tv contest woman director