Tumbleweeds

1999 102 min Comedy, Drama

Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.

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1 nomination

• 1999 ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (Mary Jo Walker) Janet McTeer

budget $312,000 earnings $1,400,000 return 4.5x

director Gavin O'Connor

writers Angela Shelton, Gavin O'Connor