Drama
Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.
Directed by
J. Michael McClary
Written by
Sam Shepard
James Woods
Weston Tate
Henry Thomas
Wesley Tate
Kathy Bates
Ella Tate
Randy Quaid
Taylor
Sam Shepard
Louis Gossett Jr.
Ellis
Mark Hanson
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jim Fitzpatrick
Emerson (as James Fitzpatrick)
Kristin Fiorella
Emma Tate

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