Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.
- sibling relationship
- louisiana
- coming of age
- skinny dipping
- first love
- nostalgic
- tractor accident
- 1950s
- thoughtful
- sister sister relationship
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Reese Witherspoon
Danielle "Dani" Trant
Jason London
Court Foster
Emily Warfield
Maureen Trant
Sam Waterston
Matthew Trant
- Tess Harper — Abigail Trant
- Gail Strickland — Marie Foster
- Bentley Mitchum — Billy Sanders
- Ernie Lively — Will Sanders
- Dennis Letts — Doc White
- Earleen Bergeron — Mrs. Sanders
- Anna Chappell — Mrs. Taylor
- Brandi Smith — Missy Trant
- Sandi Smith — Missy Trant
- Derek Ball — Foster Twin
- Spencer Ball — Foster Twin
- Directed
- Robert Mulligan
- Written
- Jenny Wingfield
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 362 ratings
- Studio
- MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
