A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development., Like Lone Star, Sunshine State is a John Sayles film in which a multitude of characters struggle with the past, both recent and ancient — both family history and the traumatic past of the land itself. It’s set on the fictional Plantation Island in Florida, the history of which is based upon Amelia Island, where the film was actually shot. Lincoln Beach, the once thriving black community on the island, is based on the region’s American Beach. Sunshine State portrays a relentless onslaught of real estate developers in the area. Desiree Perry (Angela Bassett, who was also in Sayles’ Passion Fish and City of Hope) has returned to Florida for the first time since being sent away as a pregnant teen. She nervously brings her husband, Reggie (James McDaniel of NYPD Blue), an anesthesiologist, to meet her estranged mother, Eunice (Mary Alice). Eunice has recently taken in a troubled teenaged relative, Terrell (newcomer Alexander Lewis). Eunice’s friend, Dr. Lloyd (Bill Cobbs), is trying to rally the Lincoln Beach community to slow development. Marly Temple (Edie Falco of The Sopranos, here playing a Southerner) runs the motel owned by her ailing father (Ralph Waite of Waltons fame), but has little interest in the business, and the developers are pressuring her to get her father to sell. She’s in the process of ending a relationship with the local golf pro (Marc Blucas from TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer), when a rather mercenary landscape architect, Jack Meadows (Timothy Hutton), catches her eye. Meanwhile, Francine Pickney (Mary Steenburgen) is so busy organizing the town’s cheesy Buccaneer Days festival that she doesn’t realize that her husband, Earl (Gordan Clapp, also of NYPD Blue and a Sayles regular) is suicidal. As usual, Sayles wrote, directed, and edited the film, with Maggie Renzi producing., The residents of an oceanside Florida town are bemused by sharp-suited real estate developers. While some consider what they’ll do with the pay-out, others fight to keep their place in the sun. Complex, multi-stranded drama., Edie Falco and Angela Basset head the outstanding ensemble cast in this keenly drawn character study. Set in a northern Florida coastal town, it’s the tale of an engaging collection of locals and their reactions to the arrival of real-estate developers who want a piece of their paradise.Timothy Hutton, Bill Cobbs. Written and directed by John Sayles.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Sunshine State ” ?
A: The main cast includes Edie Falco,Angela Bassett,Timothy Hutton,Jane Alexander,Mary Alice,James McDaniel,Mary Steenburgen,Bill Cobbs,Ralph Waite,Alex Lewis,Alan King,Miguel Ferrer,Tom Wright,Cullen Douglas,Clifton James,Perry Lang,Gordon Clapp,Richard Edson,Sam McMurray,Charlayne Woodard,Robert Wisdom,Michael Greyeyes,Marc Blucas,Eliot Asinof,Amanda Wing,Shawn Carroll,Nancy Schafer,John Sayles,Judy Karp,Dan Schmit,Diane Maurno,Mark Ricker,Ros Hubbard,Mayes Rubeo,John Hubbard,Patrick Cady,Fred Rosenberg.
Q: When Did the “Sunshine State” Released?
A: The Movie “Sunshine State” originally aired on 2002-06-21 and released in the year of 2002.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Sunshine State” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Sunshine State” ?
A: “Sunshine State” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
