Hope Floats poster
Director Forest Whitaker
Screenplay Steven Rogers

Hope Floats

Tagline: When life fell apart, love fell into place.

Release Date: 1998-05-29

Duration: 114 minutes

Synopsis

Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.

Casting

  • Sandra Bullock
    Birdee Pruitt
  • Mae Whitman
    Bernice Pruitt
  • Gena Rowlands
    Ramona Calvert
  • Rosanna Arquette
    Connie Phillips (uncredited)
  • Michael Paré
    Bill Pruitt
  • Bill Cobbs
    Nurse
  • Kathy Najimy
    Toni Post
  • Harry Connick Jr.
    Justin Matisse
  • Angela Rambourg
    Toni Post Intro Montage Interviewee (uncredited)
  • Connie Ray
    Bobbi-Claire