Stone Pillow

November. 05,1985      
Rating:
7.4
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A homeless woman named Florabelle becomes the unwitting guide to the streets for a New York social worker named Carrie who thinks she has lessons to offer the down-and-out clients she serves at the homeless shelter. Soon, however, Carrie realizes that she's the one who has much to learn.

Lucille Ball as  Florabelle
Daphne Zuniga as  Carrie Lang
Stephen Lang as  Tim
Susan Batson as  Ruby
Anna Maria Horsford as  Collins

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Reviews

Crwthod
1985/11/05

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

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Curapedi
1985/11/06

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Allison Davies
1985/11/07

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Tymon Sutton
1985/11/08

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

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