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Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.Read moreLess
Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.
The story
Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.
Cast & crew
James WoodsWeston Tate
Kathy BatesElla Tate
Randy QuaidTaylor
Henry ThomasWesley TateKristin Fiorella
Kristin FiorellaEmma Tate
Louis Gossett Jr.Ellis
Jim FitzpatrickEmerson (as James Fitzpatrick)
Mark HansonBar Patron (uncredited)
Dea ViseCastExplore the crew
- Director
- J. Michael McClary
- Writer
- Sam Shepard
- Producer
- William S. Gilmore
- Producer
- Harel Goldstein
- Director of Photography
- Richard Quinlan
- Editor
- Dean Goodhill
- Screenplay
- Bruce Beresford
- Original Music Composer
- Frank Hames
- Original Music Composer
- John Bryant