Film

Tumbleweeds

1999 · 1h 42m · Comedy · Drama

They ran away from everything but each other.

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

75

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.

Janet McTeer

Mary Jo Walker

Kimberly J. Brown

Ava Walker

Jay O. Sanders

Dan Miller

Gavin O'Connor

Jack Ranson

Laurel Holloman

Laurie Pendleton

Lois Smith

Ginger

Michael J. Pollard

Mr. Cummings

Linda Porter

Mrs. Boman

Ashley Buccille

Zoe Broussard

Cody McMains

Adam Riley

Brian Tahash

Winston Jackson

Joshua Carmichael

Billy Jo

Dennis Ford

Check-out Clerk

Sara Downing

Rachel Riley

Joel Polis

Vice Principal

Christian Payne

Rachel's Boyfriend

• Gavin O'ConnorDirector · Screenplay · Executive Producer
• Angela SheltonExecutive Producer · Screenplay · Story
• Greg O'ConnorProducer · Executive Producer
• Joel StillermanExecutive Producer
• Ted DemmeExecutive Producer
• Jerry McFaddenExecutive Producer
• Thomas J. Mangan IVExecutive Producer
• Dan StoloffDirector of Photography
• David MansfieldOriginal Music Composer
• John GilroyEditor

Tumbleweeds

Release date

November 24, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$312,000

Revenue

$1,400,000

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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