Director:
Gus Van Sant

Writers (WGA):
Tom Robbins (novel)
Gus Van Sant

Synopsis

Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty- ranch. The cowgirls take command of the ranch from the Countess and 'drug' the cranes with 'peyote'. The police besiege the ranch

Cast

Uma Thurman ...  Sissy Hankshaw
Lorraine Bracco ...  Delores Del Ruby
Pat Morita ...  The Chink (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Angie Dickinson ...  Miss Adrian
Keanu Reeves ...  Julian Gitche
John Hurt ...  The Countess
Rain Phoenix ...  Bonanza Jellybean
Ed Begley Jr. ...  Rupert
Carol Kane ...  Carla
Sean Young ...  Marie Barth
Crispin Glover ...  Howard Barth
Roseanne ...  Madame Zoe (as Roseanne Arnold)
Buck Henry ...  Dr. Dreyfus

Produced by
Mary Ann Marino ....  associate producer 
Eric McLeod ....  line producer 
Laurie Parker ....  producer 
Gus Van Sant ....  executive producer