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Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts, William Sanderson, Tracey Walker, Henry Thomas ... see more see more... , Carey Hollis Jr. , R.G. Armstrong , Sam Shepard , LuBelle Camp , Joe Finnegan , Jessie Lee Fulton , Ed Geldart , James N. Harrell , Lupe Juarez , Suzi McLaughlin , Bill Thurman , Marvin Gardner

Sissy Spacek was directed by her husband Jack Fisk in 1981's Raggedy Man. Spacek plays a divorced mother of two who tries to go it alone in mid-1940s Texas. Shunned by the "respectable" townsfolk beca... read more read more...use of her marital breakup, Spacek must endure the unwanted attentions of every low-life man in the community. Enter Eric Roberts, a young sailor who becomes both friend and protector to Spacek and her sons. Once Roberts is called to active duty, however, Spacek is supposedly left at the mercy of the menacing "raggedy man"-a scuzzy ragpicker, played by Sam Shepard, whose intentions aren't what they seem. Leisurely paced for most of its running time, Raggedy Man takes a disturbing violent turn in its last half hour. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Jack Fisk

Release Date: September 18, 1981

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DVD Release Date: December 28, 2004

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  • February 27, 2009
    I loved this movie! Great classic movie, and I fell in love with Eric Roberts when I first saw him in this awesome movie. :)
  • August 1, 2007
    a sleeper that illustrates spacek's talent and how eric roberts might have been bigger than julia. Sam shepard appears...sort of.
  • March 24, 2007
    One womans story about raising her two sons alone by being a telephone operator. and her husband returns from the war to protect her nd his two little boys..
  • June 5, 2006
    Long before Julia Roberts became a household name, her brother, Eric, was acting rings around her. Bugs the hell out of me that she gets so much attention while his talents are ignored!

Critic Reviews


Emanuel Levy
October 31, 2006
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Worth seeing for Sissy Spacek's turn, but the film is incoherent, borrowing elements from To Kill a Mockingbird (Sam Shepard's strange) character and the notion of a sexually harassed woman trapped in... Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
January 31, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Raggedy Man profiles a lonely woman desperately trying to make it on her own. Full Review

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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Jon Niccum
March 19, 2004
Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World

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Rebecca Murray
August 16, 2003
Rebecca Murray, About.com

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Michael Szymanski
August 15, 2003
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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October 1, 2003
Austin Chronicle

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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