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65% Critic Match
The Spitfire Grill
“To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past.”
6.5 / 10• 1996• 1h 57m•PG-13• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others.
Cast & Crew
Alison Elliott
Percy Talbott
Lead
Ellen Burstyn
Hannah Ferguson
Marcia Gay Harden
Shelby Goddard
Will Patton
Nahum Goddard
Kieran Mulroney
Joe Sperling
Gailard Sartain
Sheriff Gary Walsh
John M. Jackson
Johnny B. / Eli
LD
Louise De Cormier
Effy Katshaw
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lee David Zlotoff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Spitfire Grill is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
