Scorchers takes place in cajun Louisiana on the wedding night of a young woman named Splendid (played by Emily Lloyd). Splendid is scared to death of what will happen in the bedroom with her new husband, Dolan (James Wilder) and her father, Jumper (Leland Crooke), finds himself having to coax his daughter to submit to the groom.
Meanwhile, Talbot (Jennifer Tilly) comes to terms with the fact that her husband has not been satisfied at home and has been cheating on her, as the town prostitute, Thais (Faye Dunaway) shares her wisdom on the ways of men—all this takes place while the town bartender, Bear (James Earl Jones) and the town drunk, Howler (Denholm Elliott), debate the finer points of music and life.
Scorchers is an ensemble drama from 1991 written and directed by David Beaird with a cast of among others Faye Dunaway, James Earl Jones, Denholm Elliott, Leland Crooke and Emily Lloyd. The film is based on the eponymous 1985 stage play by David Beaird which premiered at the Equity Waiver Theater in Los Angeles and had also Leland Crooke in the cast.
Scorchers (1992)
Directed by: David Beaird
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Denholm Elliott, James Earl Jones, Emily Lloyd, Jennifer Tilly, James Wilder, Anthony Geary, Leland Crooke, Saxon Trainor, Luke Perry
Screenplay by: David Beaird
Production Design by: Bill Eigenbrodt
Cinematography by: Peter Deming
Film Editing by: David Garfield
Costume Design by: Heidi Kaczenski
Set Decoration by: A. Rosalind Crew
Art Direction by: A. Rosalind Crew
Music by: Carter Burwell
Distributed by: Goldcrest Films
Release Date: February 14, 1992
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