The Whole Wide World

The Whole Wide World is a 1996 American independent biographical film produced and directed by Dan Ireland in his directorial debut. It depicts the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio) and schoolteacher Novalyne Price Ellis (Renée Zellweger).
The film was adapted by Michael Scott Myers from Ellis's memoir One Who Walked Alone.
==Premise==
In 1933 Texas school teacher and aspiring writer Novalyne Price is introduced by friends to pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard. A relationship soon develops between the two but it is doomed by personality conflicts and life events, such as the terminal illness of Howard's mother.
==Cast==
*Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert E. 'Bob' Howard
*Renée Zellweger as Novalyne Price
*Libby Villari as Etna Reed Price, Novalyne's mother 
*Ann Wedgeworth as Mrs. Howard
*Harve Presnell as Dr. Howard
*Benjamin Mouton as Clyde Smith
*Michael Corbett as Mayor Booth Adams
*Helen Cates as Enid
;Cast notes
*Olivia d'Abo was intended for the role of Novalyne Price but was pregnant when shooting began.Reelviews, retrieved 11 July 2007
==References==