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Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jack Fisk released in USA on 4 may 1990 with Beau Bridges
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? (1990)
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Add to a movie list"Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will?" is an American ensemble comedy-drama film.
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Buford Turnover (Bert Remsen) is suffering from advanced dementia, and it's only a matter of time before he dies. Told by Buford's mother-in-law Loyce (Molly McClure) ('Mama Wheelis' to her grandchildren) that their father is dying, his four adult children arrive at the family's homestead to spend time with their father during his last days. It's a mixed bag of personalities: Lurlene (Amy Wright), the eldest sister, a minister's wife who rarely visits the rest of the family; Sara Lee (Tess Harper), the spinsterish middle sister who cares for her father with the help of her grandmother; Orville (Beau Bridges), the greedy, abusive brother, and his wife, Marlene (Patrika Darbo); and the youngest sibling Evalita (Beverly D'Angelo), the six-times married aspiring country singer, who brings her hippie boyfriend Harmony (Judge Reinhold).Actors
Beau Bridges
(Orville)
Beverly D'Angelo
(Evalita)
Tess Harper
(Sara Lee)
Judge Reinhold
(Harmony)
Molly McClure
(Mama Wheelis)
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