Tumbleweeds (1999 film)

Tumbleweeds
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gavin O'Connor
Written by	Gavin O'Connor Angela Shelton
Produced by	Greg O'Connor
Starring	Janet McTeer Kimberly J. Brown Gavin O'Connor Jay O. Sanders
Cinematography	Dan Stoloff
Edited by	John Gilroy
Music by	David Mansfield
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release dates	January 24, 1999 (1999-01-24) (Sundance) November 24, 1999 (1999-11-24) (limited)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$312,000[1]
Box office	$1,350,248[2]

Tumbleweeds is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor. O'Connor co-wrote the screenplay with his then-wife Angela Shelton, based on Shelton's childhood memories spent on the road with her serial-marrying mother. It stars Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown and Jay O. Sanders.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where O'Connor won the Filmmaker Trophy award. McTeer won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Brown won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance and the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film.