Bibliograph

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

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