Rambling Rose

1991
R
1h 52m

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6.5/10

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A young woman who exudes sexuality battles temptation.A young woman who exudes sexuality battles temptation.A young woman who exudes sexuality battles temptation.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

5.7K

YOUR RATING

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 6 wins & 15 nominations total

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Laura Dern

Rose

Robert Duvall

Daddy

Diane Ladd

Mother

Lukas Haas

Buddy

John Heard

Willcox Hillyer

Kevin Conway

Dr. Martinson

Robert John Burke

Dave Wilkie
(as Robert J. Burke)

Lisa Jakub

Doll

Evan Lockwood

Waski

Taylor Sutherland

Billy
(as Matt Sutherland)

D. Anthony Pender

Foster

David E. Scarborough

Horton

Robin Robertson

Young Salesman
(as Robin Dale Robertson)

General Fermon Judd Jr.

Shadrack

Richard K. Olsen

Chief of Police

Michael Mott

Man in Store

James Binns

Minister

John Ratch Hart

Crowd Person
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Diane Ladd and Laura Dern's Oscar nominations mark the first time a mother and daughter ever received such an accolade for appearing in the same film. The only other time that a parent and child received acting nominations for the same film was when Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda were both nominated for La maison du lac (1981).

Goofs
When Rose is in bed with Buddy, the shot of the two of them shows her left arm being under the covers, and immediately the next shot is a closeup of Rose and her left arm is up and behind her head.

Quotes
Daddy: Put your damn tit back in your dress. Replace that tit!

Alternate versions
In the UK, the BBFC removed around thirty seconds from the scene where 15 year-old Lukas Haas and Laura Dern are in bed together. This was judged to be in breach of the Protection of Children Act, which forbids the use of minors in sexual contexts on-screen. Despite this, the BBC have broadcast the uncut version several times and the cuts were later fully waived for the 2002 Guild DVD release.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Dogfight/Late for Dinner/Rambling Rose/Blood & Concrete (1991)

Soundtracks
Dixie
Music and Lyrics by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Performed by Louis Armstrong and The Dukes of Dixieland
Courtesy of MAJ Music, Inc.
Published by MAJ Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Administered by Larry Spier, Inc.

Martha Coolidge's Academy Award-nominated "Rambling Rose" is like few movies that I've seen. There's a Pat Conroy vibe here, but obviously a different story. It depicts a girl - the Rose of the title - working as a domestic servant for an affluent family in the southeast US in the '30s to escape prostitution. Before too long, her overt sexuality starts affecting the men of the house.

In telling the story from the older son's point of view, no character really comes across as a "good guy"; all the main characters do questionable things over the course of the movie. What I can say is that each of the cast members puts their all into the rolls. Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd (Dern's real-life mom), Lukas Haas (the Amish boy in "Witness" and the teenager in "Mars Attacks!"), Lisa Jakub (the older daughter in "Mrs. Doubtfire") and John Heard (the dad in "Home Alone") put on fine performances, showing the characters' many dimensions. It's not a great movie, but the performances make it worth seeing.