The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Sept. 10, 1995

Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.

The Grass Harp

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Sept. 10, 1995

The Grass Harp
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Fine Line Features, New Line Cinema, Charles Matthau-Jerry Tokofsky-John Davis Productions
Original title The Grass Harp
Directors Charles Matthau
Writers Kirk Ellis, Stirling Silliphant, Truman Capote

Cast

Piper Laurie

as Dolly Talbo

Sissy Spacek

as Verena Talbo

Walter Matthau

as Judge Charlie Cool

Edward Furlong

as Collin Fenwick

Nell Carter

as Catherine Creek

Jack Lemmon

as Dr. Morris Ritz

Mary Steenburgen

as Sister Ida

Sean Patrick Flanery

as Riley Henderson

Joe Don Baker

as Sheriff Junius Candle

Charles Durning

as Reverend Buster

Roddy McDowall

as Amos Legrand

Mia Kirshner

as Maude Riordan

Scott Wilson

as Eugene Fenwick

Bonnie Bartlett

as Mrs. Buster

Doris Roberts

as Mrs. Richards

Nora Dunfee

as Mrs. Peters

Ray McKinnon

as Charlie Cool Jr

Boyd Gaines

as Narrator