Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 04/28/2000(USA)
Release Date: 12/21/2001
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 120 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
Pregnant 17-year-old Novalee Nation (
Natalie Portman) runs away from her Tennessee home toward the bright lights of California, accompanied by her boyfriend, Willy Jack Pickins (
Dylan Bruno). But Willy gets cold feet and abandons her at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, OK. Novalee's life savings amount to $5.55, so she moves into the Wal-Mart, sleeping there at night and venturing out during the day. With the help of the eccentric Sister Husband (
Stockard Channing), and Lexie Coop (
Ashley Judd), a nurses' aide, Novalee tries to get her life in order for the sake of her expected child, Americus Nation. Based on a novel by Billie Letts,
Where the Heart Is also features
Keith David,
Joan Cusack,
Richard Nance, and
Heather Kafka.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
