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Walking Across Egypt

Play trailer Poster for Walking Across Egypt PG-13 Released Dec 17, 1999 1h 50m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An elderly Southern widow, Mattie Rigsbee (Ellen Burstyn), begrudgingly starts to acknowledge that she can't live on her own. When Mattie becomes friends with the town dogcatcher, Lamar Benfield (Mark Hamill), she is also introduced to his orphaned nephew, Wesley (Jonathan Taylor Thomas). Although Wesley has been in trouble with the law and incarcerated for auto theft, Mattie sees potential in the boy and tries to point him in the right direction by allowing him to live with her.

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Drew B This is an absolute classic. A beautifully written gem of a movie. By far the best Jonathan Taylor Thomas movie. I'm saddened that so few people have seen it. And that you can't find it on streaming services. This movie is a strong argument for why we need something physical like DVD or Blue Ray to hold our films on rather than just trusting streaming services to perpetually carry our favorites... When I watched this movie, I thought this is the definition of what a "Christian film" should look like. To be clear this isn't a Christian movie. Theres no a hint of preachiness to its message, no picture perfect characters being bullied by an atheist, no horrificly cheap acting. Its what a Christian film SHOULD be, not what they are. Unfortunately. A simple & powerful film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/07/25 Full Review Steve D Way too religious for me. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/23 Full Review Audience Member His last movie when he was younger. Definitely an amazing movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member best movie I've ever seen Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Nothing bad. A good film, despite sentimental, made for television. Ellen Burstyn and Jonathan Taylor-Thomas are a great due. Fresh. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is great, full of inspiration and hope. Yet sometimes it does so too much, making the story somewhat corny. Overall the actors are really good, though, and the story is both dramatic and funny. And it's really good, so I recommend it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Arthur Allan Seidelman

Director

Ellen Burstyn

Mattie Rigsbee

Pat Corley

Sheriff Tillman

Mark Hamill

Lamar N. Benfield

Gail O'Grady

Elaine Rigsbee

Gwen Verdon

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Synopsis An elderly Southern widow, Mattie Rigsbee (Ellen Burstyn), begrudgingly starts to acknowledge that she can't live on her own. When Mattie becomes friends with the town dogcatcher, Lamar Benfield (Mark Hamill), she is also introduced to his orphaned nephew, Wesley (Jonathan Taylor Thomas). Although Wesley has been in trouble with the law and incarcerated for auto theft, Mattie sees potential in the boy and tries to point him in the right direction by allowing him to live with her.
Director
Arthur Allan Seidelman
Producer
Madeline Bell, Heath McLaughlin, Bettina Tendler O'Mara
Screenwriter
Clyde Edgerton, Paul Tamasy
Production Co
Mitchum Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Some Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 17, 1999, Original
Release Date (DVD)
May 31, 2005
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Dolby