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80-453: Mark Patton (born September 22, 1959) is an American interior designer and actor. Beginning his professional acting career in 1982, Patton is perhaps best known for his feature film roles as Joe Qualley in the dramatic film Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and as Jesse Walsh in the 1985 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , a role for which he

160-423: A fideicommissum or beneficial trust which is held with a Mexican bank on the owner's behalf. It is not the same as holding the title. The trust is good for 50 years and can be renewed for another 50-year period. Puerto Vallarta has developed into Mexico's premier resort town as a sort of satellite gay space for the larger state capital, Guadalajara, much as Fire Island is to New York City and Palm Springs

240-478: A Tropical wet and dry climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ), with dry winters and rainy summers. The average daily high temperature is 86 °F (30 °C); average daily low temperature is 70 °F (21 °C); average daily humidity is 75%. The rainy season extends from mid June through mid October, with most of the rain between July and September. August is the city's wettest month, with an average of 14 days with significant precipitation. Even during

320-499: A 2014 interview with playwright Ed Graczyk the setting of the play is actually an H. L. Kressmont & Co. Five and Dime. Through a series of flashbacks , the six members also reveal secrets dating back to 1955. Jimmy Dean was the first of several feature adaptations of plays by Altman in the 1980s, after the director's departure from Hollywood. It was screened at various film festivals in North America and Europe, and won

400-846: A 35mm CRI, a 35mm print, and the original ½ inch analog discreet mono D-M-E track." The restoration premiered at the UCLA Festival of Preservation on March 3, 2011 and was screened at other North American cities in 2011 including New York City, Chicago, and Vancouver. The film opened on a limited basis in just two theaters on November 12, 1982, grossing $ 22,298 and placing 18th at the North American box office that weekend. By its fourth week, it made $ 177,500 after expanding to four venues; during its entire run, it grossed $ 840,958. On its original release, The Boston Globe ' s Michael Blowen hailed Jimmy Dean as "[Altman's] best film since Nashville ". He added, "[The director]

480-484: A commercial international section and a general aviation section. Puerto Vallarta currently has no passenger rail service. Historically, buses connected with nearby Tepic , where there was a passenger rail service on the main north–south trunk of Ferromex . Heading north, trains continued to Nogales , opposite its namesake in Arizona . A spur headed northwest to Mexicali , opposite Calexico , California . Service to

560-520: A decrepit, decayed, abandoned five-and-dime store building as the film ends. After directing 1980's critically panned Popeye and selling his Lion's Gate studio (not to be confused with Lionsgate ), Altman turned his attention to the stage. One of his first tasks in this field was acquiring and directing Ed Graczyk 's Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean , a drama originally performed in Columbus, Ohio in 1976. Altman's work on

640-586: A double set with two-way mirrors that were controlled by computerized lighting techniques—which became problematic for both him and the film's critics. Altman took Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean to the Montreal and Toronto film festivals in Canada, as well as those in Belgium , Venice and Deauville . The film received its U.S. premiere on September 30, 1982 (the 27th anniversary of

720-585: A gay scene, centered in the city's south-side Zona Romántica , consisting of hotels and resorts as well as many bars , nightclubs and a gay beach on the main shore. Puerto Vallarta has been cited as the number one gay beach destination in Latin America , with city officials claiming a 5% tourism increase in 2013. The major suburb is Bahia de Banderas in Nayarit across state lines, in which Nuevo Vallarta and Sayulita are localities. Ixtapa

800-497: A group picture made with James Dean. Mona recalls the last time that the Disciples—all dressed in their jackets—had come together. Mona's 20-year-old memory segues into another flashback. Mona has recently moved back to McCarthy from college, claiming that the atmosphere at college had inflamed her asthma and led to an attack, with her doctors then advising her to return to McCarthy. Later, the overjoyed Disciples find Sissy and break

880-401: A large bay at the village of Tintoque. According to local legend, pirates were already anchoring in this bay and regularly pillaged local villagers while burying treasure in the hills. When Cortes and his crew set foot on the beach, a mob of angry villagers believed he and his crew were pirates and surrounded them with native weapons in hand. According to his journal, a Catholic friar accompanying

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960-624: A long play"; it became the first release for that company. Jimmy Dean aired on the Showtime cable network in May 1983. Embassy Home Entertainment released it on VHS that same year, and on laserdisc in 1984; a video re-issue from Virgin Vision followed in June 1989. It was released on Blu-ray on November 18, 2014, by Olive Films, under license from Paramount Pictures. A restored version of

1040-842: A narrow coastal plain at the foot of the Sierras Cuale and San Sebastián, parts of the Sierra Madre Occidental . The plain widens to the north, reaching its widest point along the Ameca river. Three rivers flow from the Sierra through the area. From south to north they are the Cuale, the Pitillal, and the Ameca. A number of arroyos also run from the Sierra to the coastal plain. Many of the valleys of these rivers and arroyos are inhabited. Also development has to some extent spread up

1120-551: A popular retirement destination for U.S. and Canadian retirees. This has created a number of neighborhoods within the Puerto Vallarta region that cater primarily to real estate tourism, such as the Hotel Zone, which stretches from downtown Vallarta to the airport and Marina Vallarta (near the airport), and Amapas and Conchas Chinas , which are built into the mountain slightly south and behind Puerto Vallarta, and overlook

1200-470: A rapid expansion of impromptu communities poorly served by even basic public services. This very low standard of living leveled out Puerto Vallarta's resort boom. In the late 1980s Puerto Vallarta's government worked to alleviate the situation by developing housing and infrastructure. But the legacy of the 1980s boom remains, as the outlying areas of Puerto Vallarta suffer from poor provision of basic services (i.e. water, sewage, roads). Puerto Vallarta lies on

1280-400: A teen whose body becomes possessed by Freddy Krueger . Critics and audiences noted the gay subtext of the film, something screenwriter David Chaskin initially attributed to Patton's portrayal of Jesse. However, in the 2010 documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy , Chaskin acknowledged that he, himself, was responsible for the film's deliberate gay subtext. The emotional stress of

1360-427: A tiny (under $ 1 million) budget." The New York Times ' Vincent Canby gave Jimmy Dean a mixed review. "There are some interesting things about [the film]," he observed, "but they have less to do with anything on the screen than with the manner in which the film was produced and with Mr. Altman's unflagging if misguided faith in the project." He complained that "The actresses are not treated kindly, either by

1440-471: A vigil. The 1975 reunion winds down among further questions and answers. Mona remarks again how, as soon as she tried to leave McCarthy, she almost died from asthma attacks, so she has found the town's warm and dry atmosphere to be vital. She then goes on to reminisce about her part as an extra on the set of Giant, which the others have never been able to find in the film. Meanwhile, certain details from her two accounts combine to clearly indicate that Joanne

1520-531: Is a locality in PV, not to be confused with the municipality of Ixtapa in Guerrero state. sources: (locality & 2015 municipal) (municipal to 2010) sources: Cuaderno Estadistico Municipal Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda 2010. Poverty remains a problem, fueled by the constant influx of persons seeking employment. Many areas of the city are still poorly served by roads and sewers. For example, Colonia Ramblases

1600-425: Is fascinating that, after The James Dean Story , Altman would select another project touching upon the life of [the late actor]." O'Brien criticized the character development of the supporting roles, while Plecki said that, compared to those in previous Altman films, none of the characters "are immediately likable". "The reasons for the limited appeal of the characters are quite complex," Plecki wrote. "Most of

1680-427: Is having fun again. He seems more comfortable in a desolate Woolworth's than he did on the frozen tundra of Quintet . In contrast with A Wedding , in which Altman cynically patronized his characters, he seems to love these three women. And why not?" The Associated Press ' Bob Thomas said, "The film is a heartening example of how good writing ..., gifted direction and solid acting can produce something worthwhile on

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1760-492: Is in fact the father of Mona's son, as Sissy reveals that the young Jimmy Dean has never seen a doctor, and is probably unencumbered by any disability. In the fallout from the revelation, The Disciples drink together, laughing, and make a pact to hold another reunion in another twenty years; Mona alone demurs. Left alone, she, Sissy, and Joanne stand together before the mirrors as they had done before, and again sing "Sincerely" in concert. The song fades into blowing wind over shots of

1840-580: Is in part an attempt to explore the way women are forced to suppress their emotions and personalities in order to be accepted by the male-dominated society around them". In his 1980 book A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Kubrick, Coppola, Scorsese, Altman , film historian and critic Robert P. Kolker noted that Come Back to the 5 & Dime dealt with the "crisis of women confronting the oppression of patriarchy by dissolving them into neuroses. Unable to struggle, these figures first collapse within themselves and then extrapolate their delusions as protections against

1920-492: Is made up of both full-time retirees and second-home owners, primarily from the United States. On average about 40% of buyers are American, with 30% consisting of Mexican nationals, and Canadians and other foreign buyers making up the remaining 20%. Mexicans favor destinations such as Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Cancún not just for the sun and beach, but also as real estate investments, as real estate in these regions

2000-444: Is mentally deficient, and she isolates him from the community. Sissy says that Mona has been "warped and demented" to hide her son. Mona loses her temper and insults Sissy, who goes outside to "cool off". A Porsche sports car roars into town and its driver peers in through the storefront window. Mona and Juanita greet the window shopper, who identifies herself as Joanne. She had seen writing on an old highway sign that noted Dean's son

2080-512: Is named after Ignacio Vallarta , a former governor of Jalisco . In Spanish, Puerto Vallarta is frequently shortened to "Vallarta", while English speakers call the city P.V. for short. In Internet shorthand, the city is often referred to as PVR, after the International Air Transport Association airport code for its Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport . In the 16th century, Hernán Cortés explored

2160-452: Is priced in USD, rather than in pesos like the rest of the country. Puerto Vallarta can be classified as a medium-ranged real estate market with a market consisting mostly of condominiums with an average price around US$ 320,000 in 2019. Any foreigner wishing to buy real estate in Puerto Vallarta (or anywhere along the coast of Mexico), can't own real estate there outright, but needs to establish

2240-427: Is running far behind schedule. Sissy worries about the weather, as it is "118 degrees in the shade". The story flashes back to a stormy night in 1955. Sissy shelters inside the store and asks after three employees who are friends of hers: Mona, Sydney, and Joseph "Joe" Qualley. Joe is there, busy stocking new issues of Photoplay magazine. Mona arrives, having been delayed by the weather. Sissy, Mona, and Joe go up to

2320-816: Is served by roads in generally poor condition only 10% of which are paved, and Ramblases has been a populated neighborhood since the 1940s. The Municipality of Puerto Vallarta comprises about 45,000 regular dwellings. Of those, 10% do not have a potable water supply (carrying their water from a public tap), 8% do not have connections to a sewer system or septic system (using instead crude septic pits or dumping sewage directly into waterways), and 4% do not have electricity. There have been improvements in 2005 to 2007, such as new IMSS facilities in Col. Versalles , improvements to several recreation facilities, improved communal beach access policies, etc. Still efforts seem to aim more at quick and visible infrastructure improvements than at solving

2400-514: Is to Los Angeles . It is now considered the most welcoming and gay-friendly destination in the country, dubbed the " San Francisco of Mexico." Previously quite conservative, the municipal government has become increasingly supportive in recognising and accepting the LGBT tourism segment and supporting LGBT events such as Vallarta gay pride celebrations, which launched in 2013 and are now held annually to coincide with U.S. Memorial Day weekend. It has

2480-456: Is touted as the first "scream king" (male equivalent of scream queen ) in modern cinema. Patton grew up in Riverside, Missouri , and, after graduating high school, moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. Within a few years, he landed the role of Joe Qualley in the 1982 Broadway production of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean . Patton reprised the role in

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2560-432: The A Nightmare on Elm Street documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy , directed by Dan Farrands. Following his appearance in the documentary, Patton began touring horror conventions, where he is lauded as mainstream cinema's first male " scream queen ". He donates most of his appearance fees to HIV treatment groups and charities benefiting LGBT youth such as The Trevor Project . In January 2023, Patton

2640-622: The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four and wrote: "This is not a great drama, but two things make the movie worth seeing: Altman's visual inventiveness and the interesting performances given by everyone in the cast." Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote that "only the Karen Black character develops any appealing substance, and Altman must share

2720-570: The 1982 film of the same name . His character in the play and film was a pre-transition teen transgender woman. However, Patton was not allowed "by those guiding his career" to do an interview with the LGBT -interest magazine The Advocate . Patton identified this as indicative of homophobia in Hollywood at that time. In 1985, Patton landed the lead role in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , portraying Jesse Walsh ,

2800-717: The Boston Globe , he stated that "The critical reaction doesn't surprise me. Nothing surprises me any more. I take that back. One thing surprised me when I showed Jimmy Dean at film festivals—no one walked out." Jimmy Dean won the Best Film Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, as well as a Best Screenplay Award at the Belgium International Film Festival. Cher , who played Sissy in

2880-640: The 2016 horror film Family Possessions . Patton was diagnosed with HIV in 1999, on his 40th birthday, after falling ill and initially being tested for bronchitis ; he was subsequently hospitalized for pneumonia , thrush , and tuberculosis . In a 2013 interview, Patton said, "I almost died [in the hospital], but thankfully my friends took me to an AIDS health clinic, which saved my life." Upon recovering, he moved to Mexico, where he met and later married Hector Morales Mondragon. The couple own and operate an art store in Puerto Vallarta . Patton appears in

2960-445: The Cuale area was exploited to support the operations of the newly enfranchised Union en Cuale company. As such 1859 marks the beginning of Puerto Vallarta as a village. Twenty years later, by 1885, the village comprised about 250 homes and about 800 residents. The Mexican government invested significantly in transportation improvements, making Puerto Vallarta an easy travel destination. To make Puerto Vallarta accessible by jet aircraft

3040-503: The Infinite Power with Dina Merrill and Martha Byrne , and Have You Tried Talking to Patty with Heather Langenkamp . Patton says he gave up on his acting career following being cast in a planned CBS series in which he would have played a gay character. "They began to ask me if I would be comfortable playing a gay character and telling people I was straight if they began to question my sexuality? [...] All I could think about

3120-541: The Pacific side of Mexico by ship. Cortés used the established port of Acapulco to resupply and anchor his ships along the journey. During the early 1500s, he sent two of his ships North to explore the coastline without him. One of his ships wrecked in Banderas Bay and all but three men were reportedly killed. It is believed the corpses of the lost sailors washed ashore. Native villagers encountered numerous corpses on

3200-585: The area belonged to the Aztlán culture which dominated Jalisco , Nayarit and Michoacán from c.  900–1200 . The limited evidence in occidental Mexican archeology have limited the current knowledge about pre-historic life in the area. The official founding story of Las Peñas and thus of Puerto Vallarta is that it was founded by Guadalupe Sánchez Torres, his wife Ambrosia Carrillo and some friends such as Cenobio Joya, Apolonio de Robles, Cleofas Peña and Martín Andrade, among others, on December 12, 1851, and

3280-527: The beach for days after the wreck. Pirates were known to attack ships along the Pacific Coast of Mexico as early as the 16th century. In the early 1500s the famous explorer Hernán Cortés set out to establish a safe harbor , north of Acapulco, to provide protection for cargo ships sailing the planned Manila galleon trade route to the Philippines. Just several hundred miles north, he discovered

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3360-587: The city and bay. Most recently the downtown area, especially in Emiliano Zapata (also known as the Romantic Zone ), has seen a somewhat controversial trend of traditional homes being razed for the construction of condominium buildings. This region in recent years has been the most popular for Vallarta real estate tourism, with nearly 25% of all real estate sales for the region taking place there in 2019. The Puerto Vallarta real estate tourism market

3440-568: The city suffered some damage from the resulting storm surge. In 1971, Hurricane Lily , a category 1 hurricane, caused serious flooding on the Isla Cuale , prompting the city to relocate all of its residents to the new Colonia Palo Seco. Hurricane Patricia , a Category 5 storm, became the most powerful cyclone ever measured in the Western Hemisphere with sustained wind speeds up to 200 mph (320 km/h). Hurricane Patricia

3520-436: The coast to Guadalajara , a 5-hour ride inland. Manzanillo, Colima was also near the forecast catastrophic damage zone. Ultimately, Patricia weakened and made landfall south of Puerto Vallarta, sparing the city from any significant damage. Nearly 80% of the workforce is employed in tourist related industries: hotels, restaurants, personal services, and transportation. Tourism in Puerto Vallarta has increased steadily over

3600-530: The credit for that with Black herself, who turns in the film's best performance. Cher's role is nothing more than a country-western sketch. Surprisingly, she isn't bad, and I suspect that this explains the plaudits her performance has earned." Pauline Kael wrote in 5001 Nights at the Movies : "When Robert Altman gives a project everything he's got, his skills are such that he can make poetry out of fake poetry and magic out of fake magic. Moving in apparent freedom,

3680-514: The crew began praying to the Lord for help. Villagers were mesmerized by the red flags the crew carried and suddenly lowered their weapons, allowing the explorers to pass peacefully. It's likely the villagers had seen the flags before when they floated ashore with the dead crew from a Cortés' ship that wrecked earlier in the bay. This is how the Bahía de Banderas was named. Francisco Cortés de Buenaventura,

3760-502: The east went to Guadalajara and then to Mexico City . As of June 2017, Uber began operating in Puerto Vallarta. Their arrival has not been without conflict, as there have been confrontations between them and taxi drivers due to their much lower rates. Puerto Vallarta comprises numerous neighborhoods ( colonias ). Notable neighborhoods include (from South to North) The city also includes numerous fraccionamientos , densely built residential blocks that provide affordable housing for

3840-463: The fact that this is second-rate material." Halliwell's Film Guide stated "[ Jimmy Dean ] descends from cynicism through gloom to hysteria and is never very revealing." At the Chicago premiere of Jimmy Dean , Altman spoke of its festival acclaim to his audience: "I never have had a film of mine received as well as this film—I don't understand it, but I like it!" In a January 1983 interview with

3920-439: The film led Patton to leave acting shortly afterwards for a career in interior decorating . Patton had a guest appearance on the television series Hotel and had scenes alongside George Clooney and Maud Adams. He also starred in a television pilot with Chuck Connors entitled Kelsey's Son , which was never picked up. Other roles include General Hospital as Greg Collier, Misplaced with John Cameron Mitchell , Anna to

4000-555: The film was released in 2011. The film was restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive (in cooperation with Sandcastle 5 Productions) as "the first fruit of a new, larger project ... to preserve Mr. Altman's artistic legacy." The preservation was funded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and The Film Foundation . The new print was made "from the original Super-16mm color negative,

4080-427: The film, received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture . Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean currently holds an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean has been noted to address the subject of feminism . In Robert Altman: Hollywood Survivor , Daniel O'Brien wrote that " [Jimmy Dean]

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4160-436: The front counter and sing the contemporary doo-wop song " Sincerely ". Juanita is chagrined, as she only approves of gospel music. The main storyline returns. Disciples Stella Mae and Edna Louise make their way to the five-and-dime; they have one of the red jackets that the club members used to wear. Mona joins them and explains that her bus had broken down and required repair. Amidst the excited reunion celebration, she looks at

4240-486: The government developed the city's international airport . Ground transportation significantly improved. Government invested heavily in the development of highway and utility infrastructure. Another vital improvement for the city was the El Salado wharf (where the current cruise terminal is), inaugurated on June 1, 1970, making Puerto Vallarta Jalisco's first harbor town. During the mid-1980s, Puerto Vallarta experienced

4320-452: The hillsides from the coastal plain. The city proper comprises four main areas: the hotel zone along the shore to the north, Olas Altas – Colonia Emiliano Zapata to the south of the Cuale river (recently named Zona Romántica in some tourist brochures), the Centro along the shore between these two areas, and a number of residential areas to the east of the hotel zone. The oldest section of

4400-727: The late James Dean's death) at the Chicago International Film Festival , where it received a ten-minute standing ovation. After this screening, Altman discussed various aspects of the production during a question-and-answer session. The filmmaker refused to let any major U.S. studio handle Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean , due to the problems he had with 20th Century-Fox over his 1979 production HealtH . Instead, he enlisted Cinecom Pictures , an independent distributor in New York City, to open it in arthouse theaters "to guarantee

4480-466: The material or by the camera," and noted that Sandy Dennis' character, Mona, received most of the close-ups . "The only person in the film who comes off well," he said, "is Miss [Sudie] Bond." New York ' s David Denby wrote: "Altman uses cinema to celebrate theater, and his technique is so fluidly self-assured that he almost makes you forget the rubbishy situations and lines created by playwright Ed Graczyk. Almost, but not quite." Roger Ebert of

4560-458: The more pressing and enduring problem of insufficient infrastructure for basic services. One positive result of recent growth has been that in relative terms a smaller percentage of the population lives in older and poorly served neighborhoods. A growing number of residents live in housing projects and low-income housing developments which provide at least adequate basic services. The Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport comprises

4640-581: The nephew of Hernán Cortés , is said to have formalized the bay's name during his own conquering of the region in 1525. In the following years, Tintoque became a major port and safe harbor for ships traveling the Manila galleon . Few details are known about the history of the area prior to the 19th century. There is archaeological evidence to suggest continuous human habitation from 580 BC, and similar evidence (from sites near Ixtapa and in Col. Lázaro Cárdenas) that

4720-567: The news that Elizabeth Taylor , Rock Hudson , and James Dean will be in Marfa, Texas , to film Giant —62 miles away from McCarthy. Auditions for extra cast members will be carried out across the area. Mona idolizes Dean and she dreams of playing beside him in the film. Joe drives her to Marfa so she can fulfill her desire. In the modern storyline, Mona claims that when she went to Marfa, Dean chose her to bear his son, and on that night he fathered her child Jimmy Dean. She says that her boy Jimmy Dean

4800-485: The noise was from a loud sports car motor—Mona's son Jimmy Dean had stolen Joanne's Porsche and was racing its engine. Joanne phones the Texas Highway Patrol to tell them about Jimmy Dean, which triggers a final storyline transition. The Disciples of yesteryear listen as a man on the radio announces that an automobile accident has killed 24-year-old Hollywood film star James Dean. The girls pledge to hold

4880-438: The original cast members. The filmmaker received over US$ 800,000 from Viacom Enterprises , through game show company Mark Goodson Productions , almost as much money as the play had cost him. It was his intention to shoot Jimmy Dean for the cinema; "the initial press report that it was made for cable is not true," he said. Of his preparations for Jimmy Dean , Altman added, "I didn't do what they told me I had to do, I hired

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4960-420: The people I wanted." The production was his first to involve Pierre Mignot, a Canadian cinematographer; they would collaborate on five more films. Filming took place on just one set: a "redressed" version of its Broadway counterpart. Altman used Super 16 equipment during the nineteen-day shoot; this was later converted to 35 mm stock for the first answer print . For the film's flashbacks, he built

5040-425: The play, despite its bad reviews and short run, convinced him that a film version was imminent. "On stage it was humorous and bawdy," he commented. "On film it's more emotional." Jimmy Dean was his first feature adaptation of a play; he followed this effort with 1983's Streamers and 1987's Beyond Therapy , among others. Altman then made a deal with the play's production executive, Peter Newman, and retained

5120-403: The principal actresses ... go at their roles so creatively that they find some kind of acting truth in what they're doing. They bring conviction to their looneytunes characters." Film critic Leonard Maltin gave Jimmy Dean two and a half stars out of four in his Movie Guide , writing, "Strong performances, and Altman's lively approach to filming [Graczyk's] Broadway play can't completely hide

5200-428: The radio. She gets ready for the day, opens the store, and addresses someone as "Jimmy Dean". The All-Female Fan Club Disciples of James Dean is having a reunion meeting at the store, to honor the twentieth anniversary of the actor's death. Disciple Sissy comes in tardy; she had been helping out at the truck stop. Juanita says that more members could arrive soon: Disciple Mona ought to have already been there, but her bus

5280-534: The rainy season precipitation tends to be concentrated in large rainstorms. Occasional tropical storms will bring thunderstorms to the city in November, though the month is typically dry. There is a marked dry season in the winter. February, March and April are the months with the least cloud cover. Hurricanes seldom strike Puerto Vallarta. In 2002, Hurricane Kenna , a category 5 hurricane, made landfall about 160 km (100 mi) northwest of Puerto Vallarta, and

5360-431: The same name , the film stars Sandy Dennis , Cher , Karen Black , Sudie Bond , Mark Patton , and Kathy Bates , all of whom reprise their roles from the 1982 Broadway production of the play which Altman also directed. As with the original play, the film takes place inside a Woolworth's five-and-dime store in a small Texas town, where an all-female fan club for actor James Dean reunites in 1975. According to

5440-659: The stereotypically effeminate), woman-identified, and gay; as Don Short has perceptively shown, the film implies that he has become a transsexual ... because his society had no place for a gay male." In his 1985 book on Altman, Gerard Plecki wrote: "The reference to the James Dean myth is a clue to Altman's pervasive film message. Altman knows that James Dean had the kind of screen presence and magic that caused people to 'give in' to cinema." He added that "In each film [the director] strives to reinforce and respond to that essential need—to give in to cinema." Plecki observed that "It

5520-487: The story. Stella Mae asks whether Joanne is "half-man, half-woman"—a hermaphrodite , in case people ask. Joanne says that she had a sex-change operation thirteen years ago and, when pressed by Stella, remarks that she can simply call her 'a freak,' as her friends are more likely to understand the term. Later that day, Juanita thinks she hears thunder and she warns the Disciples to brace themselves for stormy weather. But

5600-535: The top prize at the 1982 Chicago International Film Festival . It was well-received by critics, who praised Altman's direction and the performances by the female cast. This was the first release for New York–based independent outlet Cinecom Pictures , which Altman chose over a major studio "to guarantee a long play" in art-house venues. Early on September 30, 1975, in McCarthy, Texas, at a Woolworth 's five-and-dime store, its owner Juanita listens to gospel music on

5680-574: The town is the area of Col. Centro near the church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, especially Hidalgo street. Puerto Vallarta, like much of the west coast of North America, is prone to earthquakes, though Puerto Vallarta tends to experience only peripheral effects of earthquakes centered farther south. On 9 October 1995, an earthquake located off the Colima coast shook the crown from the top of the Roman Catholic Church. Puerto Vallarta has

5760-534: The women's problems are physical or sexual ones." In Jimmy Dean , Altman frequently uses mirrors as a device to seamlessly connect scenes between the present and the past. Reflections in mirrors are part of many of the film's frame compositions. As noted by Daniel O'Brien in Robert Altman: Hollywood Survivor , they "[become] a window into 1955, enabling the characters to gaze into the past". Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta

5840-465: The world that surrounds them." On the film's sexuality issues, Robin Wood said: "What is especially interesting about Come Back to the Five and Dime is the connection it makes between the oppression of women and patriarchy's dread of sexual deviation and gender ambiguity. Joe (the only male character to appear in the film, in flashback) is clearly (and sympathetically) presented as feminine (as opposed to

5920-578: The years and makes up 80% of the city's economic activity in 2020. The high season for international tourism in Puerto Vallarta is from late November through March (or later, depending on the timing of the college spring break period in the U.S.) The city is especially popular with U.S. residents from the southern and western U.S. because of the number of direct flights between Puerto Vallarta and Atlanta , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Seattle , Denver , Phoenix , Dallas/Fort Worth , Houston , Minneapolis/St Paul and Chicago . Puerto Vallarta has become

6000-546: Was forced to cancel several scheduled appearances in Chicago after he was hospitalized in Mexico. Through his manager, he released a statement confirming that his diagnosis had progressed to AIDS and asking for assistance through a GoFundMe page. Come Back to the 5 %26 Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (film) Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman . An adaptation of Ed Graczyk 's 1976 play of

6080-414: Was forecast to make landfall at Puerto Vallarta on the evening of October 23, 2015, with catastrophic damage predicted for the town and surrounding areas and the potential for mud slides. The storm changed from a Category 1 to a Category 5 in just 24 hours, thus catching some vacationers off guard and leaving many trapped in the town. The Jalisco state government put together 30 buses to evacuate tourists from

6160-402: Was given the name of Las Peñas de Santa María de Guadalupe since it was the day dedicated to the virgin of Guadalupe. Although the purchase record of the property by Guadalupe Sanchez is dated 1859, his family lived there prior to the purchase year. There is however no doubt the development of Las Peñas into a self-sustaining village of any significant size happened in the 1860s as the mouth of

6240-407: Was how everyone I knew was dying from AIDS and we were having this bullshit conversation. My heart just broke and that was the line for me. I knew I would never be able to do what they were asking, so I walked away from Hollywood and decided to move on to a place where it was totally acceptable to be gay." Patton returned to acting for the first time since Freddy's Revenge with his appearance in

6320-491: Was in fact 'Joe' crossdressing, assaulted and dragged Joe to a graveyard before proceeding to assault her while locals from the town jeered behind a fence. All this is recounted to Mona and Sissy by a young 'Joe,' with them tending to the bruises and wounds on his face. Unable to recount what Leicester T proceeded to do whilst spreading him over a gravestone and pulling down his overalls, Joe is only able to scream how he kept calling him Joanne. The Disciples in 1975 have just heard

6400-410: Was to be found at the store. The Disciples learn that Joanne was formerly Joe Qualley, the only male who had been a part of their social circle. The story flashes back to a young Joanne—as Joe—recounting the events some days after a McCarthy High School dance, which Joe had attended wearing a dress . Leicester T, a boy their age who had an ambiguous tryst with Joanne on that night before finding out she

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