Love Field (1992)

Obsessed with the First Family, Dallas housewife Michelle Pfeiffer decides to travel by bus to the nation’s capital for JFK’s funeral against her husband’s wishes. Her plans are unfortunately waylaid when she simultaneously befriends and causes trouble for fellow traveler Dennis Haysbert and his young daughter. An often simplistic reflection on race relations in the 1960s South, Pfeiffer nonetheless manages to bring layers to her naïve, simple-minded character who so often is the catalyst for the danger the group experiences. A mixed race couple travelling through the South experiences enough risk on its own that the added dangers were mostly unnecessary. The climax and the ending continue the feeble storytelling, both unearned and unrealistic.

Oscar Nomination: Best Actress in a Leading Role