A hairdresser who models herself after Jackie Kennedy travels to Washington after the death of JFK. On the bus, she discovers some unsettling things about a man and a girl he claims is his daughter and realizes she must take action. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress--Michelle Pfeiffer.
A white woman who is obsessed with Jackie Kennedy goes to see the president's motorcade when it comes to Dallas on that fateful day in November 1963. She relates so deeply to the first lady that she decides to take a pilgrimage to Washington, DC to attend JFK's funeral. Onboard the bus from Dallas to Washington she meets a black southern man travelling with his little daughter and a revealing friendship ensues.
Title is taken from the Dallas airfield where Kennedy arrived the day of his assassination.
Dennis Haysbert's character was originally intended for Denzel Washington.
Filmed in Wilson and Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia, in Technicolor; prints by DeLuxe.
Stock footage provided by Filmbank, Inc. Titles and opticals by Pacific Title.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Single Layer
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Dolby Digital - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Costume Designer
Colleen Altwood:
Director of Photography
Ralf D. Bode: German- American DOP
Production Designer
Mark S. Freeborn:
Costume Designer
Peter Mitchell:
Review 1:
"...[Pfeiffer] weaves magic in a portrayal of striking grace notes..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.54-5 01/21/1993
Review 2:
"...Pfeiffer gets everything out of the role..."
Source: USA Today
p.4D 12/11/1992
Review 3:
"...There are real qualities to this movie, not least Michelle Pfeiffer's performance....The Haysbert character is also carefully drawn..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.38 02/19/1993
Review 4:
"...LOVE FIELD is earnest, compassionate, [and] smoothly directed..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.38 02/12/1993