The Whole Wide World
1996 American film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1996 American film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Whole Wide World is a 1996 American independent biographical film produced and directed by Dan Ireland in his directorial debut. It depicts the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio) and schoolteacher Novalyne Price Ellis (Renée Zellweger).
| The Whole Wide World | |
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| Directed by | Dan Ireland |
| Written by | Michael Scott Myers |
| Based on | One Who Walked Alone by Novalyne Price Ellis |
| Produced by | Carl Colpaert Dan Ireland Vincent D'Onofrio Kevin Reidy |
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| Cinematography | Claudio Rocha |
| Edited by | Luis Colina |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams Hans Zimmer (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.35 million[2] |
| Box office | $375,757[3] |
The film was adapted by Michael Scott Myers from Ellis's memoir One Who Walked Alone.
In 1933 Texas school teacher and aspiring writer Novalyne Price is introduced by friends to pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard. A relationship soon develops between the two but, it is doomed by personality conflicts and life events, such as the terminal illness of Howard's mother.
Original music was provided by Harry Gregson-Williams and his mentor Hans Zimmer. This was their first collaboration as mentor and protégé.
When auditioning for the film Jerry Maguire, Zellweger met director Cameron Crowe several times but had trouble convincing him that she could play "a 20-something woman" rather than a girl. This was solved by Zellweger's agent sending Crowe a tape of The Whole Wide World.[5]
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