- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1999-12-10
- Director: Gavin O’Connor (I)
- Writers: Angela Shelton , Gavin O’Connor (I)
- Language: English
- Stars: Janet McTeer , Kimberly J. Brown , Jay O. Sanders , Gavin O’Connor (I) , Laurel Holloman , Lois Smith , Michael J. Pollard , Ashley Buccille , Cody McMains , Linda Porter
- Runtime: 102 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 12 nominations total
- AKA: Tumbleweeds (United Arab Emirates) , 텀블위즈 (Korea) , Tumbleweeds (Spain) , Libres comme le vent (France, French Republic) , Tumbleweeds , 蒲公英 (Taiwan) , Poste restante - osoite tuntematon (Finland) , Pasifogó (Hungary) , Tumbleweeds (United States of America) , Tumbleweeds (Germany) , Niesione wiatrem (Poland) , In cerca d'amore (Italy) , Livre para Amar (Brazil) , Les vagabondes (Canada) , Перекати-поле (Russian Federation) , Tumbleweeds (South Africa) , タンブルウィーズ (Japan) , Η φυγή (Greece) , Tumbleweeds (Australia) , Ljubav jedne žene (Croatia) , Бурени (Bulgaria) , Tumbleweeds (Netherlands the) , Tumbleweeds (United Kingdom) , Huyendo del pasado (Argentina) , Huyendo del pasado (Mexico)
- Plot: A woman constantly runs from town to town with her 12 year old daughter to escape failed relationships. The film opens with one escape and the shift into a new start in San Diego. There Mom takes up with a controlling trucker and fights with her weirdo boss. Meanwhile, the daughter, used to making the constant shifts, finds a fit at school including getting chosen for a play lead.
- IMDB:tt0161023
Tumbleweeds Cast · · · ALL
Gavin O’Connor
(I)
Director
Janet McTeer
Mary Jo Walker
Kimberly J. Brown
Ava Walker
Jay O. Sanders
Dan Miller
Gavin O’Connor
(I)
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
Josh Carmichael
Billy Jo
Sara Downing
Rachel Riley
Joel Polis
Vice Principal
Christian Payne
Rachel's Boyfriend
Lisa Jane Persky
Diner Waitress
Noah Emmerich
Vertis Dewey (uncredited)