Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Original title: Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (USA, 1982)

Director: Robert Altman

Cast: Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Sudie Bond

Genre: Comedy

Plot: The film takes place in a single setting: a cramped emporium in the Texas desert. Four friends (including a transgender woman) find themselves telling each other about their lives without falsity or hypocrisy, a narrative that is sometimes ironic, sometimes painful. The title refers to their shared passion for James Dean.

Notes: Based on a play by Ed Graczyk.