RESOURCES

Heart of Dixie

The movie Heart of Dixie was based on the book Heartbreak Hotel.

Which one did you like better, the movie or the book?  There are 3 votes for the book, and 4 votes for the movie.

Movie details for Heart of Dixie

The movie was released in 1989 and directed by Martin Davidson, who also directed Eddie and the Cruisers (1983). Heart of Dixie was produced by MGM (Video & DVD). More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Ally Sheedy, Virginia Madsen, Phoebe Cates, Treat Williams, Don Michael Paul, Kyle Secor, Francesca Roberts, Peter Berg, Jenny Robertson, Lisa Zane, Ashley Gardner, Kurtwood Smith, Richard Bradford, Barbara Babcock, Hazen Gifford, I.M. Hobson, Johnnie A. Jones, M.J. Etua, Tom Wright and Ruby Wilson.

 

Read More About This Movie

Book details for Heartbreak Hotel

Heartbreak Hotel was written by Anne Rivers Siddons. The book was published in 1976 by HarperTorch. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

 

Read More About This Book

Alabama, 1956: While Elvis Presley was singing about love, one young woman was learning about life. Everyone loves Maggie Deloach, one of the most popular girls on campus with everything going for her. An impeccable lineage. Picture-perfect looks. The be... Read More
Alabama, 1956: While Elvis Presley was singing about love, one young woman was learning about life.

Everyone loves Maggie Deloach, one of the most popular girls on campus with everything going for her. An impeccable lineage. Picture-perfect looks. The best sorority, and the best fraternity boy's pin. The ultimate Southern belle, Maggie knows what the rules are and is willing to play by them. No surprises are waiting in her future -- but neither are any disappointments.

Then, amid the stifling heat of an Alabama summer, everything changes. There is talk of a racial revolution brewing, one that surely should not touch her protected world... but somehow does. There is growing sexual awareness that she knows should shock her... yet does not. There is a single act of defiance and courage that will forever alter the way others think of her... and how Maggie thinks herself.

"An absolute gem... a rare and wonderful book."
--Richmond News Leader