Cannery Row is the title of a 1982 film directed by David S. Ward. Like the unsuccessful 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Pipe Dream, the movie is adapted from John Steinbeck's novels Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday, and contains many of the same plot elements. However, it is not a musical.
The movie is about the skid row citizens of Monterey, California, set on the row during World War II. As declining fish stocks are shutting down a previous...
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Cannery Row is the title of a 1982 film directed by David S. Ward. Like the unsuccessful 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Pipe Dream, the movie is adapted from John Steinbeck's novels Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday, and contains many of the same plot elements. However, it is not a musical.
The movie is about the skid row citizens of Monterey, California, set on the row during World War II. As declining fish stocks are shutting down a previously rich fishery and the dependent fish canning industry, bums and hookers lead colorful and adventurous lives in a balmy seaside setting.
Nolte plays Doc, a marine biologist living in a dockside warehouse and researching octopuses. Winger is Suzy DeSoto, a girl at the local bordello. She's not very good at it, as she's only doing it out of necessity and she doesn't cover her feelings very well. Nolte's character was inspired by the life and personality of Ed Ricketts, American marine biology pioneer based in Monterey.
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