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Shy People (1987)

Drama

A New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. The journalist's wild, drug-addicted daughter adds tensions between the two relatives' cultures.

Updated May 21 2020

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US -

1988-05-01

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Keywords:

sibling relationship journalist drug addiction louisiana swamp bayou rural area cajoons

FACTS

Runtime: 118 mins Rating: 7.0

Cast

Merritt Butrick

Mike

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Paul

Edward Bunker

Chuck

Jack McGee

Jenny

Barbara Hershey

Ruth

Dominic Barto

Chief

Martha Plimpton

Grace

Jill Clayburgh

Diana