The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.
- genus: Drama
- Studio: ImageMovers, Revolution Studios, Go Fish Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures
- keyword: commercial, housewife, based on true story, middle class, ohio, dysfunctional marriage, breaking the fourth wall, based on memoir or autobiography, prize money, woman director, mortgage, contests and competitions, 1950s, 1960s, large family, tv contest, prizes, married with children, economic struggle, grand prize
- cast: Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Trevor Morgan, Ellary Porterfield, Simon Reynolds
