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Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is (2000)

April 27, 2000 (US) • Comedy, Drama, Romance • 120m

Overview

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.

Director

Matt Williams

Top Billed

Natalie Portman

Keywords

california baby supermarket change photographer pregnancy tornado oklahoma romcom rags to riches pregnant minor unwillingly pregnant tennessee teenage pregnancy walmart starting over homeless teenager found family pregnant
Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman

Novalee Nation

Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd

Lexie Coop

Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack

Ruth Meyers

Sally Field
Sally Field

Mama Lil

James Frain
James Frain

Forney Hull

Dylan Bruno
Dylan Bruno

Willy Jack Pickens

Keith David
Keith David

Moses Whitecotten

Ray Prewitt
Ray Prewitt

Tim

Laura House
Laura House

Nicki

Mary Ashleigh Green
Mary Ashleigh Green

Girl in Bathroom

Kinna McInroe
Kinna McInroe

Wal-Mart Clerk

Linda Wakeman
Linda Wakeman

Hospital Receptionist

David Alvarado
David Alvarado

Cellmate

Mark Voges
Mark Voges

Religious Man

Todd Lowe
Todd Lowe

Troy

Margaret Hoard
Margaret Hoard

Mary Elizabeth Hull

Rodger Boyce
Rodger Boyce

Officer Harry

Gabriel Folse
Gabriel Folse

Policeman #2

Sue McCormick
Sue McCormick

Cake Supplier

Karey Green
Karey Green

Rhonda

Laura Auldridge
Laura Auldridge

Wal-Mart Assistant Manager

Alicia Godwin
Alicia Godwin

Jolene

Dennis Letts
Dennis Letts

Sheriff

Richard Andrew Jones
Richard Andrew Jones

Mr. Sprock

Kathryn Esquivel
Kathryn Esquivel

Mrs. Ortiz

Mark Mathis
Mark Mathis

Reporter

J.D. Evermore
J.D. Evermore

Orderly

Angee Hughes
Angee Hughes

Religious Woman

Mackenzie Fitzgerald
Mackenzie Fitzgerald

Americus Nation

Nataly Peña
Nataly Peña

Angela Ortiz

Yvette Diaz
Yvette Diaz

Rosanna Ortiz

T.J. McFarland
T.J. McFarland

Ray

Richard Nance
Richard Nance

Johnny DeSoto

Tony Mann
Tony Mann

M.C. of Banquet

John Swasey
John Swasey

Jerry

Scarlett McAlister
Scarlett McAlister

Kitty

Kylie Harmon
Kylie Harmon

Praline

Cody Linley
Cody Linley

Brownie

Bob Coonrod
Bob Coonrod

Ernie

Heather Kafka
Heather Kafka

Delphia

Angelina Fiordellisi
Angelina Fiordellisi

Nurse

Cheyenne Rushing
Cheyenne Rushing

Co-Ed

Deborah Abbott
Deborah Abbott

Bar Girl

Alecia Batson
Alecia Batson

Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street

Stacy Bellew
Stacy Bellew

Wal-Mart Girl

Jeff Cooper
Jeff Cooper

Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian

Rebecca Davis
Rebecca Davis

Photo Finalist

Lisa Del Dotto
Lisa Del Dotto

Wedding Guest

Jeremy Denzlinger
Jeremy Denzlinger

Reporter

Dan Eggleston
Dan Eggleston

Truck Driver

Adrian Garza
Adrian Garza

Young Brownie

Jim Henry
Jim Henry

Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)

Molly Howe
Molly Howe

Lynne (uncredited)

K. Todd Lytle
K. Todd Lytle

Customer at Gas Station

Erica Mincks
Erica Mincks

Miss Sequoyah

Trevor Doyle Nelson
Trevor Doyle Nelson

Partygoer

Bobby Shue
Bobby Shue

Wal-Mart Customer

Cassandra L. Small
Cassandra L. Small

Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest

Russell Towery
Russell Towery

Bass Player

Chris Warner
Chris Warner

Wal-Mart Employee

Gena West
Gena West

Hospital Visitor

Jerry Wu
Jerry Wu

Bar Patron

Jason C. Young
Jason C. Young

Professor

Crew
Matt Williams
Matt Williams

Director

Richard Greatrex
Richard Greatrex

Director of Photography

Lowell Ganz
Lowell Ganz

Screenplay

Billie Letts
Billie Letts

Novel

Mason Daring
Mason Daring

Original Music Composer

Ian Crafford
Ian Crafford

Editor

Russell Towery
Russell Towery

Stunts

Diane Towery
Diane Towery

Stunts

Lonnie Nelson
Lonnie Nelson

Stunts

Randy Fife
Randy Fife

Stunt Coordinator

Jim Henry
Jim Henry

Stunts

Nadine Grycan
Nadine Grycan

Stunts

Keith Sayer
Keith Sayer

Makeup Artist

Kimmie Furlong
Kimmie Furlong

Set Costumer

Matt Temple
Matt Temple

Sound Effects Editor

Jo Kissack Folsom
Jo Kissack Folsom

Costume Supervisor

Adam Jenkins
Adam Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Charlie Shepard
Charlie Shepard

Sound Supervisor

Suhail Kafity
Suhail Kafity

Sound Effects Editor

Janet Stokes
Janet Stokes

Set Designer

David E. Fluhr
David E. Fluhr

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Christopher Stull
Christopher Stull

Set Dresser

Shane Patrick
Shane Patrick

Set Dresser

Scott Dougherty
Scott Dougherty

Visual Effects Producer

Richard Burton
Richard Burton

Sound Effects Editor

Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bart Brown
Bart Brown

Set Dresser

Hank Garfield
Hank Garfield

Sound Mixer

Matt Williams
Matt Williams

Producer

Kami Asgar
Kami Asgar

Sound Effects Editor

Susan Cartsonis
Susan Cartsonis

Producer

David McFadzean
David McFadzean

Producer

Carmen Finestra
Carmen Finestra

Executive Producer

Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown

Music Supervisor

Beth Miller
Beth Miller

Key Hair Stylist

Babaloo Mandel
Babaloo Mandel

Screenplay

Felicity Bowring
Felicity Bowring

Key Makeup Artist

John Frick
John Frick

Art Direction

Melinda Eshelman
Melinda Eshelman

Costume Design

Paul Peters
Paul Peters

Production Design

Patricia Whitcher
Patricia Whitcher

Producer

Rick Leed
Rick Leed

Executive Producer

Amy Wells
Amy Wells

Set Decoration



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$33,800,000

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