A black woman helps a white girl cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's abuse.A black woman helps a white girl cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's abuse.A black woman helps a white girl cope with her father's suicide and escape her alcoholic mother's abuse.
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- GoofsWhen Glory Marie strikes Bird with the coffee mug, it leaves a bruise beside her left eye. In a scene a few minutes prior to this, the bruise beside her eye is visible in a brief shot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998)
- SoundtracksRing of Fire
Written by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore
Performed by Johnny Cash
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It sucked!
I was flicking through the channels and I landed on the Oxygen network. I saw the title Oprah Winfrey presents, "Before Women Had Wings". I had never heard of the movie. I decided to watch it and it sucked! The movie was awful, just like the movie "Beloved"! It was a total waste of film and the ending, well there was no ending. The author of this book must really be disappointed. It was a waste of my time and eye muscles. I like Oprah don't get me wrong, but her acting skills need improvement. I'm tired of seeing Oprah play old women! She needs help in choosing the right parts. It was just a hot mess! If Oprah is not going to give it her all like in the "Color Purple",then she needs to go sit down somewhere!
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By what name was Before Women Had Wings (1997) officially released in Canada in English?
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