Where the Heart Is
Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Description: Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Budget: $15,000,000 | Revenue : $33,800,000
Runtime: 120 minutes
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Played Novalee Nation
Ashley Judd
Played Lexie Coop
Stockard Channing
Played Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Joan Cusack
Played Ruth Meyers
Sally Field
Played Mama Lil
James Frain
Played Forney Hull
Dylan Bruno
Played Willy Jack Pickens
Keith David
Played Moses Whitecotten
Ray Prewitt
Played Tim
Laura House
Played Nicki
Mary Ashleigh Green
Played Girl in Bathroom
Kinna McInroe
Played Wal-Mart Clerk
Linda Wakeman
Played Hospital Receptionist
David Alvarado
Played Cellmate
Mark Voges
Played Religious Man
Todd Lowe
Played Troy
Margaret Hoard
Played Mary Elizabeth Hull
Rodger Boyce
Played Officer Harry
Gabriel Folse
Played Policeman #2
Sue McCormick
Played Cake Supplier
Karey Green
Played Rhonda
Laura Auldridge
Played Wal-Mart Assistant Manager
Alicia Godwin
Played Jolene
Dennis Letts
Played Sheriff
Richard Andrew Jones
Played Mr. Sprock
Kathryn Esquivel
Played Mrs. Ortiz
Mark Mathis
Played Reporter
J.D. Evermore
Played Orderly
Angee Hughes
Played Religious Woman
Mackenzie Fitzgerald
Played Americus Nation
Nataly Peña
Played Angela Ortiz
Yvette Diaz
Played Rosanna Ortiz
T.J. McFarland
Played Ray
Richard Nance
Played Johnny DeSoto
Tony Mann
Played M.C. of Banquet
John Swasey
Played Jerry
Scarlett McAlister
Played Kitty
Kylie Harmon
Played Praline
Cody Linley
Played Brownie
Bob Coonrod
Played Ernie
Heather Kafka
Played Delphia
Angelina Fiordellisi
Played Nurse
Cheyenne Rushing
Played Co-Ed
Deborah Abbott
Played Bar Girl
Alecia Batson
Played Girl in Bar / Girl on the Street
Stacy Bellew
Played Wal-Mart Girl
Jeff Cooper
Played Nightclub Customer / Pedestrian
Rebecca Davis
Played Photo Finalist
Lisa Del Dotto
Played Wedding Guest
Jeremy Denzlinger
Played Reporter
Dan Eggleston
Played Truck Driver
Adrian Garza
Played Young Brownie
Jim Henry
Played Bar Room Fighter (uncredited)
Molly Howe
Played Lynne (uncredited)
K. Todd Lytle
Played Customer at Gas Station
Erica Mincks
Played Miss Sequoyah
Trevor Doyle Nelson
Played Partygoer
Bobby Shue
Played Wal-Mart Customer
Cassandra L. Small
Played Birthday Party Guest / Wedding Guest
Russell Towery
Played Bass Player
Chris Warner
Played Wal-Mart Employee
Gena West
Played Hospital Visitor
Jerry Wu
Played Bar Patron
Jason C. Young
Played Professor
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