Movies full length true stories, lifetime movies, and. In 1999 she served as artistic consultant on a plotless broadway musical designed to showcase examples of classic fosse choreography. Walking across egypt by clyde edgerton reading guidebook. A georgia widow ellen burstyn befriends a teenage drifterc9. Mattie rigsbee, at 78, thinks she may be slowing down, but nothing in the outcome of her story will corroborate that fear as she shows herself still to be at the moral center of life for those around her. Walking across egypt, the title of churchgoing matties favorite hymn, is southern folks, southern setting, southern cooking, and southern humor at their best. It is the story of what happens when mattie riggsbee, an elderly woman with no future, meets wesley benfield, an orphaned teenager with no past, and the changes this effects in both their lives. Mattie soon finds a likable friend in the local dogcatcher, lamar benfield. At the same time, it is one more reason to be thankful for home video. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Music video to the movie walking across egypt 1999 with jonathan taylor thomas. An estimated 200 million people have viewed upf films worldwide and they have won dozens of national awards including, for example, a cine award, the itvadc peer awards, and a gold award at the hamburg world media film festival. Im a good 5 decades removed from ya status, and i loved this book.
Pages in category films set in ancient egypt the following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. A sixteenyear old boy lives at a juvenile detention home and through his uncle, the local dogcatcher, he. Walking across egypt background 1 walking across egypt background 2. Welcome to wherever you are by bon jovi vid description.
Mattie is a seventyeight year old widow with two middleaged children. Explore the library of upf documentary films, arranged in order of release date. Walking across egypt, by john justice, is an adaptation of a novel by north carolinas native son clyde edgerton. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The movie opens as the camera follows a little dog across fields and down. Walking across egypt 1999 film by arthur allan seidelman. The film follows the life of mattie rigsbee ellen burstyn, an elderly woman who. Walking across egypt is a 1999 comingofage drama film shot in the state of florida.
Walking across egypt 1999 an elderly southern widow, mattie rigsbee ellen burstyn, begrudgingly starts to acknowledge that she cant live on her own. Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. She played alora in the movie walking across egypt 1999 and appeared in the film bruno 2000. An unpretentious, deceptively slight, and perfectlytoned comic novel about heartland folks that manages to grow rather than diminish in the readers memory. Walking across egypt mattie rigsbee is the main character in clyde edgertons southern style novel, walking across egypt. The fate of this independently produced film is one more glaring example of the unfairness of the film distribution system, in that it was never given a chance at the cinema chains across the country. Ellen burstyn in walking across egypt 1999 jonathan taylor thomas and patrick david in walking. Walking across egypt restores your faith in mankind.
Find books like walking across egypt from the worlds largest community of readers. Walking across egypt pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released walking across egypt pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. When i originally saw this movie, i really thought that it would have something to do with walking across egypt, but no, it didnt it was a saying used once in the movie. Walking across egypt by clyde edgerton nook book ebook. Jtt has such a magical performance in this film, i was actually watching the timer count down on the vcr as i simply didnt want this film to end. This heartwarming and uplifting movie tells the tale of an elderly widow named mattie played by oscarwinner ellen burstyn who. An elderly southern widow, mattie rigsbee ellen burstyn, begrudgingly starts to acknowledge that she cant live on her own. Walking across egypt is a story about an elderly widow named mattie.
Living alone in a small house, she makes sure that everything is taken care of. The film follows the life of mattie rigsbee ellen burstyn, an elderly woman who believes in strong religious convictions. Cover to cover little theatre to do salisbury directors whole book version of walking across egypt when reid leonard decided to adapt clyde edgertons novel walking across egypt for the stage, he went right to the source the novel itself. Late last night, suffering from insomnia, i decided to watch the walking across egypt video i purchased over the weekend. Ellen burstyns illustrious acting career encompasses film, stage and television. Click to read more about walking across egypt by clyde edgerton. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works walking across egypt chapter 1 little otter macedon star trek. When young, delinquent wesley benfield drops in on her life, he is even less likely a. No video library is complete without positive alternatives for todays young people tomorrows leaders. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
Walking across egypt by clyde edgerton librarything. Upf films unity productions foundation documentary films. Krugers arlington road is set to be released in january 1999. Jonathan taylor thomas was born jonathan taylor weiss on september 8, 1981 in bethlehem. I first saw this movie because of a company called feature films for families and was struck at how great of a story this movie had. Feature films for families lds filmmovies by latterday. Rights and availability this title can be licensed and sold throughout the world. The movie is based on a novel of the same name by author clyde edgerton. It was directed by veteran director arthur allan seidelman.
In 1975 she became only the third woman in history to win both the tony award and the academy award in the same year for her work in bernard slades same time, next year on broadway and in martin scorseses alice doesnt live here anymore, for which she also received a golden globe nomination and a. Jonathan taylor thomas last full length feature film. Walking across egyptwelcome to wherever you are youtube. The film stars ellen burstyn, jonathan taylor thomas, mark hamill, gail ogrady, judge reinhold, and pat corley. Walking across egypt jonathan taylor thomas plays wesley, a juvenile delinquent whos been in and out of triuble his whole life.
Adapted by catherine bush from the novel by clyde edgerton product code. The film explores the lonely qualities of life for senior citizens after their children leave as adults. Hes currently back in trouble, and in detention, for grand theft auto. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Called simply fosse, the show received a tony award for best musical. Walking across egypt is the screen adaptation of a novel by clyde edgerton, and the film captures all the humor, drama and southern charm that is found in mr. It is not affiliated with any religious group, political group, or. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Walking across egypt chapter 1 little otter macedon. Walking across egypt is a 1999 american comingofage comedydrama film directed by arthur allan seidelman and written by paul tamasy, based on clyde edgertons novel of the same name. Judge reinhold and gail ogrady play matties children who live in a deep southern town. Yet sometimes it does so too much, making the story somewhat corny. Movies full length true stories, lifetime movies, and more. She had as much business keeping a stray dog as she had walking across egyptwhich not so incidentally is the title of her favorite hymn.
Shes mattie rigsbee, an independent, strongminded senior citizen, who at 78, might be slowing down just a bit. Mattie burstyn is an aging southern belle who realizes that shes getting too old to go on living in a house. Goodreads members who liked walking across egypt also liked. An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent. Walking across egypt is a 1999 american comingofage comedydrama film directed by arthur allan seidelman and written by paul tamasy, based on clyde. The film explores the lonely qualities of life for senior citizens after. Feature films for families is a film production and distribution company.