# Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

> At a James Dean fan-club reunion in a Texas Woolworth’s, long-sheltered identities and painful memories collide beneath the rituals of nostalgia.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/47178

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Robert Altman
- Cast: Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black, Sudie Bond, Kathy Bates, Marta Heflin, Mark Patton, Caroline Aaron
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083745/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: wistful, intimate, melancholic, thoughtful movie night, theater adaptation viewing

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