The Whole Wide World

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The Whole Wide World
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Directed by	Dan Ireland
Produced by	Carl Colpaert Dan Ireland Vincent D'Onofrio Kevin Reidy
Written by	Novalyne Price Ellis Michael Scott Myers
Starring	Vincent D'Onofrio Renée Zellweger
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release date(s)	January 1996 Sundance 8 September 1996 Toronto 4 July 1997 28 March 1998
Running time	106 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,300,000

The Whole Wide World is a 1996 film depicting the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (played by Vincent D'Onofrio) and schoolteacher Novalyne Price Ellis (played by Renée Zellweger).

The film was adapted by Michael Scott Myers from Ellis's memoirs, One Who Walked Alone and Day of the Stranger: Further Memories of Robert E. Howard. The film was directed by Dan Ireland.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Awards
- 3.1 Nominated
- 3.2 Won
4 References
5 External links

Plot

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.

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert E. 'Bob' Howard
Renée Zellweger as Novalyne Price. Olivia D'Abo, star of Conan the Destroyer, was intended for the role but she was pregnant when shooting began^[1]; Zellweger filmed her breakthrough role in Jerry Maguire in the same year.
Ann Wedgeworth as Mrs. Howard
Harve Presnell as Dr. Howard
Benjamin Mouton as Clyde Smith
Michael Corbett as Mayor Booth Adams
Helen Cates as Enid

Awards

The Whole Wide World was nominated for, and won, several awards.

Nominated

Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival
Best Female Lead for Renée Zellweger at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards
Best First Screenplay for Michael Scott Myers at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards
Best Film at the 1996 Verona Love Screens Film Festival

Won

American Independent Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Seattle International Film Festival
Best Actor for Vincent D'Onofrio (Golden Space Needle Award) at the 1996 Seattle International Film Festival
Best Actress for Renée Zellweger at the 1996 Mar del Plata Film Festival
Best Actor for Vincent D'Onofrio at the 1998 Lone Star Film & Television Awards
Best Screenplay for Michael Scott Myers at the 1998 Lone Star Film & Television Awards
Best Cinematography for Claudio Rocha at the 1996 Ft Lauderdale International Film Festival