Where the Heart Is 23 years old

Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.

Where the Heart Is

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.

Credits

Where the Heart Is Cast

Name Character
Joan Cusack She was 37, now 61 years old as Ruth Meyers
Natalie Portman She was 18, now 42 years old as Novalee Nation
James Frain He was 32, now 56 years old as Forney Hull
Keith David He was 43, now 67 years old as Moses Whitecotten
Stockard Channing She was 56, now 80 years old as Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Sally Field She was 53, now 77 years old as Mama Lil
Cody Linley He was 10, now 34 years old as Brownie
J.D. Evermore He was 31, now 55 years old as Orderly
Russell Towery as Bass Player
Dylan Bruno He was 27, now 51 years old as Willy Jack Pickens
Ashley Judd She was 32, now 55 years old as Lexie Coop
Angelina Fiordellisi She was 45, now 69 years old as Nurse
Scarlett McAlister She was 23, now 47 years old as Kitty
Todd Lowe He was 22, now 46 years old as Troy
Linda Wakeman as Hospital Receptionist
Heather Kafka She was 27, now 51 years old as Delphia
Cheyenne Rushing She was 18, now 42 years old as Co-Ed
John Swasey He was 35, now 59 years old as Jerry
Gabriel Folse He was 44, now 68 years old as Policeman #2
Mary Ashleigh Green She was 7, now 31 years old as Girl in Bathroom
Kinna McInroe She was 26, now 50 years old as Wal-Mart Clerk
Mark Mathis as Reporter
Mark Voges as Religious Man
Jim Henry He was 79, 83 years old when he died as Bar Room Fighter
Cassandra L. Small as Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest
Ray Prewitt as Tim
Chris Warner He was 45, now 69 years old as Wal-Mart Employee
Richard Jones He was 53, now 77 years old as Mr. Sprock
Rodger Boyce as Officer Harry
Richard Nance as Johnny DeSoto
David Alvarado He was 22, now 46 years old as Cellmate

Where the Heart Is Crew

Name Department
Ian Crafford as Editor. Editing
Richard Greatrex as Director of Photography. He was 0 (now 24) years old Camera
Mason Daring as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (now 74) years old Sound
Matt Williams as Director. He was 35 (now 59) years old Directing
Billie Letts as Novel. She was 61 (76) years old when She died Writing
Lowell Ganz as Screenplay. He was 51 (now 75) years old Writing
Where the Heart Is poster
Where the Heart Is (23 years)

Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.

  • Release day: Thursday, April 27, 2000
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Budget: 15000000.00
  • Revenue: 33771174.00