Earthly Possessions 25 years old

Charlotte wasn't looking to meet Jake. And Jake wasn't looking to take a hostage. Some people should look where they're going.

A bored wife, who is planning to run away from her minister husband, is taken hostage in a bank robbery. However, she sees the thrill in being involved in the chase and becomes an accomplice to helping the younger robber escape his pursuers. As things progress, she learns he pulled the robbery to get enough money to help his pregnant girlfriend leave a home for unwed mothers. The two have a brief flirtation, but it is clear the housewife just needs something to enliven her life.

Credits

Earthly Possessions Cast

Name Character
Susan Sarandon She was 52, now 77 years old as Charlotte Emory
Elisabeth Moss She was 16, now 41 years old as Mindy
Margo Martindale She was 47, now 72 years old as Libby
Jay O. Sanders He was 45, now 71 years old as Zack Emery
Stephen Dorff He was 25, now 50 years old as Jake Simms, Jr.
Alice Drummond She was 70, 88 years old when she died as Old Woman in Jalopy
Deborah Rush She was 44, now 70 years old as Heidi Anderson
Boyd Gaines He was 45, now 70 years old as Announcer

Earthly Possessions Crew

Name Department
Steven Rogers as Screenplay. Writing
James Lapine as Director. He was 50 (now 75) years old Directing
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Earthly Possessions (25 years)

Charlotte wasn't looking to meet Jake. And Jake wasn't looking to take a hostage. Some people should look where they're going.

  • Release day: Saturday, March 20, 1999