How to Make an American Quilt

6.4
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 116 min
  • Premiere: 1995. October 6.

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

Discover

Winona Ryder

Finn Dodd

Anne Bancroft

Glady Joe Cleary

Kate Nelligan

Constance Saunders

Alfre Woodard

Marianna

Lois Smith

Sophia

Rip Torn

Arthur

Samantha Mathis

Young Sophia

Joanna Going

Young Em

Esther Rolle

Aunt Pauline

Claire Danes

Young Glady Joe

Holland Taylor

Mrs. Rubens

Tim Guinee

Young Dean

Loren Dean

Preston

Melinda Dillon

Mrs. Darling

Adam Baldwin

Finn's Father

Michael McElroy

Baby Pres

Jane Alden

Em's Mother

Tamala Jones

Anna's Great Grandmother

Will Estes

Boy at Party

Kaelynn Craddick

Young Finn

Sara Craddick

Young Finn

Brian McElroy

Baby Pres

Paige Kettner

Little Evie

Ryanne Kettner

Little Evie

Annie Mae Hunter

Little Duff

David Williams

Em's Father

Harvey E. Lee Jr.

Anna's Great Grandfather

Debra Stricklin

Lady Guest

María Celedonio

Young Anna

Charles Parks

Male Guest

Jonah Rooney

Boy at Party

Art

Leslie Dilley

Production Design

Ed Verreaux

Art Direction

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Camera

Janusz Kamiński

Director of Photography

Mitch Dubin

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Ruth Myers

Costume Design

Valli O'Reilly

Key Makeup Artist

Lynne K. Eagan

Makeup Artist

Mindy Hall

Makeup Artist

Candace Neal

Key Hair Stylist

Crew

Dan Bradley

Stunt Coordinator

Martin Cohen

Post Production Supervisor

Jerry Molen

Thanks

P.J. Hogan

Thanks

Martin Becker

Special Effects

Directing

P.J. Hogan

Second Unit Director

Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

First Assistant Director

Sean Hobin

Second Assistant Director

Leslie Park

Script Supervisor

Leslie Dilley

Second Unit Director

Editing

Production

Midge Sanford

Producer

Patricia Whitcher

Co-Producer

Walter F. Parkes

Executive Producer

Deborah Jelin Newmyer

Executive Producer

Laurie MacDonald

Executive Producer

Mary Vernieu

Casting

Patricia Whitcher

Unit Production Manager

Kris Nielsen

Production Coordinator

Erica Frauman

Post Production Coordinator

Erika Schleich

Production Assistant

Sound

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Tim Sexton

Music Supervisor

Russell Williams II

Production Sound Mixer

Terry Rodman

Supervising Sound Editor

Richard Burton

Sound Editor

Bill Bernstein

Music Editor

Writing

Jane Anderson

Screenplay

Art

Leslie Dilley

Production Design

Ed Verreaux

Art Direction

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Camera

Janusz Kamiński

Director of Photography

Mitch Dubin

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Ruth Myers

Costume Design

Valli O'Reilly

Key Makeup Artist

Lynne K. Eagan

Makeup Artist

Mindy Hall

Makeup Artist

Candace Neal

Key Hair Stylist

Crew

Dan Bradley

Stunt Coordinator

Martin Cohen

Post Production Supervisor

Jerry Molen

Thanks

P.J. Hogan

Thanks

Martin Becker

Special Effects

Directing

P.J. Hogan

Second Unit Director

Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

First Assistant Director

Sean Hobin

Second Assistant Director

Leslie Park

Script Supervisor

Leslie Dilley

Second Unit Director

Editing

Production

Midge Sanford

Producer

Patricia Whitcher

Co-Producer

Walter F. Parkes

Executive Producer

Deborah Jelin Newmyer

Executive Producer

Laurie MacDonald

Executive Producer

Mary Vernieu

Casting

Patricia Whitcher

Unit Production Manager

Kris Nielsen

Production Coordinator

Erica Frauman

Post Production Coordinator

Erika Schleich

Production Assistant

Sound

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Tim Sexton

Music Supervisor

Russell Williams II

Production Sound Mixer

Terry Rodman

Supervising Sound Editor

Richard Burton

Sound Editor

Bill Bernstein

Music Editor

Writing

Jane Anderson

Screenplay