Clara's Heart [Blu-ray]

Clara's Heart [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Mulligan Cast: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
, Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
, Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Quinlan
, Michael Ontkean
Michael Ontkean
Robert Mulligan
Clara's Heart [Blu-ray]

Clara's Heart [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Mulligan Cast: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
, Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
, Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Quinlan
, Michael Ontkean
Michael Ontkean
Robert Mulligan

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Overview

In this sentimental coming-of-age drama, directed by Richard Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird) and written by Mark Medoff (Children of a Lesser God), Whoopi Goldberg plays Clara Mayfield, whom Leona Hart (Kathleen Quinlan) meets up with in Jamaica, where Leona retreats to mourn the death of her baby daughter. Leona comes from a rich Maryland family and she leaves her husband, Bill (Michael Ontkean), and her young son, David (Neil Patrick Harris), back in the States in order to achieve some personal healing. She tells Clara she is in mourning and Clara responds knowingly, "I knew the fact, but not the substance." Hearing this kind of cryptic Charlie Chan-like aphorism, Leona can't resist Clara and hires her as her maid, taking her back with her, like a pet, to Maryland. "Come meet the most wonderful person," she tells her husband, and, to be sure, Clara is out-of-this-world wonderful, and since David's self-absorbed parents are neglecting him for their own private flirtations and obsessions, Clara takes up the slack and becomes, in effect, David's family. Clara dispenses worldly advice and has him spend weekends with her in the inner-city Jamaican community, where David learns how the other half lives. But just as David is letting his guard down and permitting Clara to become his 30-year-old buddy, Clara reveals a chilling past life that includes rape, incest, and suicide.

Product Details

Release Date: 08/18/2020
UPC: 0883929719495
Original Release: 1988
Rating: PG-13
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:48:00
Sales rank: 23,609

Special Features

1080p High Definition; English SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Whoopi Goldberg Clara Mayfield
Neil Patrick Harris David Hart
Kathleen Quinlan Leona Hart
Michael Ontkean Bill Hart
Spalding Gray Dr. Peter Epstein
Beverly Todd Dora
Hattie Winston Blanche Loudon
Jason Downs Alan Lipsky
Caitlin Thompson Celeste
Maria Broom Felicia
Wandachristine Lydia
Maryce Carter Bobs
Angel Harper Rita
Mark Medoff Dr. Stevens
Fred Strother Bundy,Bundy
Joseph Muth Father Joe
Warren Long Leo
Dorothy Cunningham Buxom Woman
Alaine Laughton Little Girl
Randy Meeks Ching
Kathryn Dowling Deena
Tatum Adaire Gauthier Ashley Lafferty,Jessica
Joy Green Duty Nurse
Forry Buckingham Coach Stillson
Tatum Adair Ashley Lafferty
Jason Schuyler Swim Team Member
Kevin Colborn Swim Team Member
Dan Griffith Swim Team Member
Dave Grusin Composer

Technical Credits
Martin Elfand Producer
Marianne Moloney Executive Producer
Robert Mulligan Director
Mark Medoff Screenwriter
Douglas Retzler Special Effects
David A. Arnold Sound Effects
William Gazecki Sound Effects
Kenneth Carlson Casting
Bill Nelson Sound/Sound Designer
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