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Raggedy Man

Play trailer Poster for Raggedy Man PG,  1981,  1h 35m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
While World War II rages overseas, a divorced mother of two, Nita Longley (Sissy Spacek), struggles to make ends meet as a telephone operator in small-town Texas. As the subject of disdainful gossip due to her divorce, Nita faces a lonely existence of ostracism, where only the unscrupulous approach her -- often with ill intent. When she befriends Teddy (Eric Roberts), a sailor on leave, her situation improves, but he's soon sent to war. Once again, Nita must face her plight alone.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3.5/4
Raggedy Man remembers the small-town years of World War II so exactly that, although not yet born when the war broke out, I found myself remembering things I didn't even know I knew. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Oct 31, 2006
C+
Worth seeing for Sissy Spacek's turn, but the film is incoherent, borrowing elements from To Kill a Mockingbird (Sam Shepard's strange) character and the notion of a sexually harassed woman trapped in her own home, just like Wait Until Dark. Go to Full Review
Jon Niccum Lawrence Journal-World Mar 19, 2004
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Jan 31, 2004
Raggedy Man profiles a lonely woman desperately trying to make it on her own. Go to Full Review
Rebecca Murray About.com Aug 16, 2003
4/5
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Fisk

Director

Sissy Spacek

Nita Longley

Eric Roberts

Teddy

Sam Shepard

Bailey

William Sanderson

Calvin

Tracey Walter

Arnold

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Raggedy Man

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Movie Info

Synopsis While World War II rages overseas, a divorced mother of two, Nita Longley (Sissy Spacek), struggles to make ends meet as a telephone operator in small-town Texas. As the subject of disdainful gossip due to her divorce, Nita faces a lonely existence of ostracism, where only the unscrupulous approach her -- often with ill intent. When she befriends Teddy (Eric Roberts), a sailor on leave, her situation improves, but he's soon sent to war. Once again, Nita must face her plight alone.
Director
Jack Fisk
Producer
William D. Wittliff, Burt Weissbourd
Screenwriter
William D. Wittliff
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 27, 2008
Runtime
1h 35m
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