Stars and Bars (1988 film)

Stars and Bars
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pat O'Connor
Written by	William Boyd
Produced by	Sanford Lieberson
Starring	Daniel Day-Lewis Harry Dean Stanton Maury Chaykin Joan Cusack Keith David Spalding Gray Glenne Headly Laurie Metcalf Deirdre O'Connell Will Patton Martha Plimpton Steven Wright
Cinematography	Jerzy Zieliński
Edited by	Michael Bradsell
Music by	Stanley Myers
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 18, 1988 (1988-03-18) (United States)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7.5 million

Stars and Bars is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It is based on William Boyd's 1984 book of the same name.

Premise

A British art expert, Henderson Dores, travels to Georgia in the United States in order to purchase a rare painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He comes across some crazy characters in the process.

Cast

• Daniel Day-Lewis as Henderson Dores
• Harry Dean Stanton as Loomis Gage
• Kent Broadhurst as Ben Sereno
• Maury Chaykin as Freeborn Gage
• Matthew Cowles as Beckman Gage
• Joan Cusack as Irene Stein
• Keith David as Eugene Teagarden
• Spalding Gray as Reverend T.J. Cardew
• Glenne Headly as Cora Gage
• Laurie Metcalf as Melissa
• Bill Moor as Edgar Beeby
• Deirdre O'Connell as Shanda Gage
• Will Patton as Duane Gage
• Martha Plimpton as Bryant
• Rockets Redglare as Peter Gint
• Beatrice Winde as Alma-May
• Steven Wright as Pruitt
• David Strathairn as Charlie

External links

• Stars and Bars at IMDb
• Stars and Bars at Rotten Tomatoes
• Stars and Bars at Box Office Mojo