Country (film)

Country is a 1984 American drama film which follows the trials and tribulations of a rural family as they struggle to hold on to their farm during the trying economic times experienced by family farms in 1980s America. The film was written by William D. Wittliff, and stars real-life couple Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard. The film was directed by Richard Pearce, and was shot on location in Dunkerton and Readlyn Iowa, and at Burbank's Walt Disney Studios.

Country
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Pearce
Written byWilliam D. Wittliff
Produced by
Starring
  • Jessica Lange
  • Sam Shepard
  • Wilford Brimley
CinematographyDavid M. Walsh
Edited byBill Yahraus
Music byCharles Gross
Production
companies
  • Touchstone Films
  • Far West Productions
  • Pangaea Corporation
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • September 28, 1984 (1984-09-28)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$9.64 million (United States)

Lange, who also co-produced the film, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe award for her role.

Then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan stated in his personal diary that this film "was a blatant propaganda message against our agri programs". Some members of the U.S. Congress took the film so seriously that Jessica Lange was brought before a congressional panel to testify as an expert about living on family farms.

Country was one of three 1984 films, along with The River and Places in the Heart, that dealt with the perspective of family farm life "struggles."

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