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.
James Woods
as Weston Tate
Kathy Bates
as Ella Tate
Randy Quaid
as Taylor
Henry Thomas
as Wesley Tate
Kristin Fiorella
as Emma Tate
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Ellis
Jim Fitzpatrick
as Emerson (as James Fitzpatrick)
Mark Hanson
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dea Vise
as
