The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, Dreamworks Pictures and Revolution Studios present ; an Imagemovers production ; produced by Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ; written for the screen and directed by Jane Anderson
Type
Label
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, Dreamworks Pictures and Revolution Studios present ; an Imagemovers production ; produced by Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ; written for the screen and directed by Jane Anderson
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some disturbing images and language
Main title
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Oclc number
62709432
Responsibility statement
Dreamworks Pictures and Revolution Studios present ; an Imagemovers production ; produced by Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ; written for the screen and directed by Jane Anderson
Runtime
99
Summary
Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan. Offers a revealing study of the housewife's plight during the Eisenhower era, along with an inspiring tale of tenacity and survival against formidable odds. Evelyn is a cheerfully strong-willed mother of ten who compensates for the failings of her alcoholic husband by becoming the most successful "contester" in the country. Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, Evelyn submitted cleverly worded poems, jingles, and slogans in corporate sponsored contests. Winning everything from palm trees and pogo-sticks to sports cars and cash, she somehow mangages to hold the financially desperate family together with happy smiles and a rock-solid defiance
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Porterfield, Ellary, 1989-
- Dern, Laura
- Anderson, Jane, 1954-
- Morgan, Trevor, 1986-
- Rapke, Jack
- Moore, Julianne
- Ryan, Terry, 1946-2007
- Freeman, Jonathan
- Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-
- Frizzell, John, 1966-
- Revolution Studios
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Starkey, Steve
- ImageMovers (Firm)
- Harrelson, Woody
- DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)
Genre
Subject
- DVD-Video discs
- Competencias -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Ryan, Terry, 1946-2007 -- Film adaptations
- Families -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Drama
- Nonfiction films
- Biographical -- Feature
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Feature films
- Ryan, Evelyn -- Drama
- Women -- Feature
- Women -- Feature
- Housewives -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Drama
- Contests -- United States -- Drama
- Amas de casa -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Teatro
Content
resource.cinematographer
Composer
Director
resource.screenwriter
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor16
- Porterfield, Ellary, 1989-
- Dern, Laura
- Anderson, Jane, 1954-
- Morgan, Trevor, 1986-
- Rapke, Jack
- Moore, Julianne
- Ryan, Terry, 1946-2007
- Freeman, Jonathan
- Zemeckis, Robert, 1952-
- Frizzell, John, 1966-
- Revolution Studios
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Starkey, Steve
- ImageMovers (Firm)
- Harrelson, Woody
- DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)
- Genre7
- Subject16
- DVD-Video discs
- Competencias -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Ryan, Terry, 1946-2007 -- Film adaptations
- Families -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Drama
- Nonfiction films
- Biographical -- Feature
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films -- United States
- Feature films
- Ryan, Evelyn -- Drama
- Women -- Feature
- Women -- Feature
- Housewives -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Drama
- Contests -- United States -- Drama
- Amas de casa -- Ohio -- Defiance -- Teatro
- Content1
- Actor5
- resource.cinematographer1
- Composer1
- Director1
- Producer3
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1