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26-465: Written by Steven Rogers, the story follows Birdee (Bullock), a housewife, naive, sheltered, and childlike, and a former hometown corn festival queen, whose life is disrupted when her husband ( Michael Paré ) reveals his infidelity to her on a Ricki Lake -style talk show. Birdee and her daughter Bernice (Whitman) go to live with her mother (Rowlands) in the small town where Birdee grew up, where everyone knows of her televised marital collapse. Bernice finds

52-439: A Grammy Award nominee for Male Country Vocal performance. Hope Floats: Original Score Soundtrack Hope Floats opened in second place at the box office behind Godzilla , collecting a total of $ 14.2 million in its first weekend. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 27%, based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The site's consensus states: " Hope Floats sinks under

78-532: A big town event. It is shown that Birdee has taken full custody of Travis and is also dating Justin, but is not planning on getting married again for a really long time. Bernice embraces Smithville as her new hometown, ultimately accepts Bill's departure from her life, and has warmed up to Justin as her mother's new love interest and a father figure. The mother and daughter share a humorous moment when Bernice asks if Birdee plans to marry Justin. When Birdee asks her if she does not like him, she says her only real concern

104-481: A deluge of melodramatic turns and syrupy sentimentality, although Sandra Bullock remains a winning star." Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle called it "corny and false, with a script by Steven Rogers that's almost 100 percent artificial sweetener." He praised the performances of Sandra Bullock and Dee Hennigan, especially in the scene at the employment agency, and said Harry Connick Jr.

130-410: A job and begins to build an adult psychology. Meanwhile, she reunites with an old friend named Justin (Connick) and instantly sparks a romance. While Justin's intentions are clear and good, Birdee struggles with the decision to unequivocally accept him in her life. The film made its release on May 29, 1998 and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Birdee Pruitt is a Chicago housewife who is invited on

156-493: A letter from Bill, telling her how much he misses her. Birdee struggles to make a new life as a working adult and mother and deals with the growing attraction between herself and a former high school classmate, Justin Matisse, who Ramona hopes that Birdee will get together with. She also tries to rebuild her relationship with her estranged mother, her father (who has Alzheimer's disease ), and Bernice. Adding to Birdee's heartache

182-477: A young actor he wasn't sure if he wanted to make a career as “the muscular leading guy", and instead tried to follow in the footsteps of his idols — Marlon Brando and James Dean. Paré won the Best Actor award at PollyGrind Film Festival for the film Road to Hell , playing again the role of Tom Cody. On television, Paré starred with Michael Beck in the drama Houston Knights in 1987–1988 as well as

208-721: Is Marjolein Booy, a former fashion model, with whom he has one child. Paré stated that he lives "a good, clean life", and trains frequently. He lives in California. PollyGrind Film Festival Kovar, Texas Kovar is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County , Texas , United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Kovar was named for early settler Martin Kovar, who came to

234-672: Is being known as "Bernice Matisse". The film ends with Birdee giving a voice over monologue saying that "when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up". The home in the movie is the McCollum-Chapman-Trousdale House, built in the Neoclassical style in 1908. The elementary school in the movie is a 1924 high school building. The church used was Saints Peter and Paul Church in Kovar, Texas , about 6 miles from Smithville. The church

260-509: Is her former status as the school queen bee and beauty pageant winner who dismissively alienated many of her classmates. They remember Birdee's high school snobbery and rub her nose in her televised embarrassment. Bernice desperately wants to be with her father and attempts to sabotage the romantic overtures Justin makes towards Birdee. Meanwhile, she is also struggling to adjust to her new life and school in Smithville. Ramona tries to mend

286-464: The 2001 television series Starhunter . The actor frequently appears in Uwe Boll 's works. Paré carries a manic workload, having knocked out an average of 13.2 films plus TV movie roles per year over the 5-year-period of 2020–2024. He has married three times. His first wife (1980–1984) was film producer Lisa Katselas ; his second wife, Marisa Roebuck (1986–1988); his present wife (since 1992)

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312-642: The 2012 remake of The Philadelphia Experiment. He starred as a tortured soldier named Brad Cartowski in the 1993 action film Deadly Heroes , directed by Menahem Golan . Other films included Moon 44 (1990), Village of the Damned (1995), Bad Moon (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and The Virgin Suicides (1999). Paré is best known for his deep, raspy voice, muscular physique, rugged screen presence, and classic action hero demeanour. In his 2017 interview for Men's Journal he revealed that as

338-664: The No. 1 cover in the former magazine's more than 300-issue history. His first starring role was as Tony Villicana on the television series The Greatest American Hero . His best-known film roles were as Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and its sequel Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), as well as Streets of Fire (1984) and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984). Paré also appeared in

364-648: The acting, saying that Bullock is better suited to more lighthearted fare, and Connick's performance is wooden. The Republican ' s John R. McEwen had a more mixed reaction, assessing the film as "a run-of-the-mill romance, but fair work by all involved." He particularly praised the chemistry between Connick and Bullock and the country-flavored soundtrack. However, he criticized that the townspeople's callousness towards Birdie strains credulity, since Bullock's performance makes it hard to imagine people disliking her so much, and that even if they did it would be normal for them to have some sympathy after her public humiliation and

390-411: The area around 1870. A church was organized by Reverend Jindrich Juren in 1894 and had 30 members in attendance, who had Czech and Moravian heritage. Agriculture and a cotton gin made up the community's economy. A post office was established at Kovar in 1903 and remained in operation until 1914, with Frank Rundus as postmaster. The community never developed fully and never recorded a population, but

416-482: The breakup of her marriage. Michael Par%C3%A9 I've been playing heroes, and heroes are not normal people. You can't find a leading man doing a nine-to-five job on Wall Street. And that hurt because they said, "You can't play a regular person." Tom Cody was also bigger than life. And in The Philadelphia Experiment , I'm a time traveler for god's sake. So for a long time, all I played

442-455: The community's economy eventually centered on ranching. Scenes from the movie Hope Floats were filmed at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Kovar. It is located at the southeastern corner of Zimmerhanzel and Stolle Roads and a large SPJST hall is a short distance to the north. There are two cemeteries a quarter-mile west of the building. Kovar is located 8 mi (13 km) south of Smithville in southeastern Bastrop County, and

468-561: The early 1980s, he studied acting under Uta Hagen . He shot a series of television commercials in Japan. In August 1987, noted for his physique in his macho roles in The Greatest American Hero , Eddie and the Cruisers and Streets of Fire , Paré was chosen as the cover model for the first issue of Men's Fitness . The magazine was folded into Men's Journal in 2017; in 2018, Men's Journal ranked Paré's as

494-655: The funeral, Bernice believes that her wish has come true and that her father wants them both to come home. However, it soon becomes clear to Bernice that her parents' split is permanent when Bill asks Birdee for a divorce. Wanting to be with her father, she runs to her room, packs a suitcase, and follows Bill to his car. Bernice is heartbroken and devastated when he tells her that even though he loves her and promises to come back for her, he has no room for her in his new life with Connie right now. Bill drives off, leaving Bernice sobbing and screaming for him to come back and take her with him. Birdee picks Bernice up, carrying her back into

520-495: The gap between her daughter and granddaughter by telling a story about her childhood. She then asks Bernice what she wants for her upcoming birthday. Even though Bernice says she does not have a birthday wish, she secretly wishes for her father to return. Ramona suffers a massive heart attack and dies. Birdee's sister and Travis's mother, Desiree, sends a telegram that she cannot make it to the funeral. Meanwhile, Travis wonders if his aunt Birdee will raise him now. When Bill arrives at

546-401: The house. As Birdee comforts her, she says she knows the letter was actually written by her mother, and not really by him. One day at work, Birdee finds Justin outside waiting for her with flowers. As she walks to him, she says, "Ok, Mama, stop pushing." After they embrace, he picks her up, places her in his truck and they drive off. The final scene shows Birdee, Justin, Bernice, and Travis at

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572-449: The national Toni Post talk show under the pretense of getting a free makeover. Instead, she is ambushed with the revelation that her husband Bill has been having an affair with her best friend Connie. Humiliated, Birdee and her precocious daughter Bernice move back to Birdee's hometown of Smithville, Texas , with her eccentric mother Ramona and her young, imaginative nephew Travis. As Birdee and Bernice leave Chicago, Birdee gives Bernice

598-499: Was "likable as usual", but found the character Bernice's surliness to be abnormal and painful to watch. Roger Ebert deemed it "a turgid melodrama with the emotional range of a sympathy card", citing the formulaic plot and numerous holes in the characterizations. He gave it two stars. James Berardinelli also gave it two stars, commenting that the film relies too much on stock situations and blatantly calculated attempts to stir emotion while neglecting character-building. He also criticized

624-523: Was built in 1921. The film was choreographed by Patsy Swayze . The film's soundtrack , released in 1998 and produced by Don Was , featured well-known artists such as Garth Brooks , the Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Bob Seger , and Sheryl Crow . Brooks' " To Make You Feel My Love ", was a number one single on the Billboard country singles charts for the week of August 1, 1998 and also

650-599: Was cops, heroes and soldiers. —Paré on being typecast as a macho man. Michael Kevin Paré (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), and on the series Starhunter (2000–2004). Paré was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joan and Francis Paré, who owned print shops. He has six sisters and three brothers. Paré's father

676-492: Was of French-Canadian ancestry. His father died from leukemia when Paré was five, leaving his mother to raise the large family of children. Growing up, Paré was a fan of James Dean , Marlon Brando , Montgomery Clift , Paul Newman , and Robert Mitchum , and felt he was "a kindred spirit" to them. He was working as a chef in New York City when he met talent agent Yvette Bikoff, who convinced him to try acting. In

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