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Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley, Frank McRae, M. Emmet Walsh ... see more see more... , Tom Mahoney , John Malloy , James Keane , Sunshine Parker , Santos Morales , John Huston , Mary Margaret Amato , Ellen Blake , William Bronder , Rosanna de Soto , Kathleen Doyle , Sharon Ernster , Brenda Hillhouse , Art La Fleur , Tom Pletts , Joe Michael Terry , Mariko Tse , Judy Kerr , Walter Mathews

This highly anecdotal film centers upon Doc (Nick Nolte), a self-employed marine biologist who lives by the ocean and interacts with the neighborhood denizens, trying to conceal a troubled past. Acros... read more read more...s from Doc's digs stands the local bordello, the Bear Flag Restaurant. Across the entrance ambles Suzy (Debra Winger), a drifter who tries to become one of the girls and fails miserably. However, she does set her sights on Doc and acts accordingly. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr.

Directed by: David S. Ward

Release Date: February 12, 1982

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009

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  • flixsterman
    February 3, 2009
    flixsterman
    Not horrible, but avid John Steinbeck fans (like me) will be disappointed in the structure and lack of character depth.
  • dinahmoehum
    May 9, 2009
    dinahmoehum
    I still love this movie! Recently released on dvd, watched with the kid, and he was not impressed? IMBD rates it low, and calls it a flop? I don't get it! I can't find anything wrong with it, I think it's a must see!
  • x0hn0th3r4nc0rx
    August 13, 2008
    x0hn0th3r4nc0rx
    Fans of Steinbeck, beware. The only thing this movie really has in common with the book is the title.
  • blueblackeagil
    June 2, 2007
    blueblackeagil
    Saw the movie before reading Sweet Thursday and liked it. (The love dwindled a bit after the reading.) Still, gotta love the dance scene.

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John J. Puccio
January 28, 2009
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

Cannery Row may be excessively sentimental, even a little corny, but it's all heart. Full Review

Michael E. Grost
May 28, 2005
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Pleasant Fun.

October 18, 2008
Variety

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Vincent Canby
August 30, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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January 10, 2004
Chicago Reader

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Cole Smithey
November 1, 2005
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

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Emanuel Levy
June 29, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
April 28, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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February 9, 2006
Time Out

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