The Stars Fell on Henrietta

1995·United States·109 min.
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
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The setting is early America during the oil boom. An elderly, down on his luck 'oil man', Mr. Cox finds himself in the town of Henrietta. Using unconventional methods, he convinces himself and local Don Day that there is oil on Day's land. The financially strapped Day puts everything into finding oil...but at what cost?

DirectorJames Keach
ScreenwriterPhilip Railsback
MusicDavid Benoit
CinematographyBruce Surtees
CastRobert Duvall·Aidan Quinn·Frances Fisher·Brian Dennehy·Billy Bob Thornton·Lexi Randall·Kaytlyn Knowles·Joe Stevens·Victor Wong·Paul Lazar·Show all
Original titleThe Stars Fell on Henrietta